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Refried Black Beans - Instant Pot

I'm not sure how to make refried beans look photogenic.


These are delicious and easy. I made them to go in burritos, but I will likely make them again as a side dish. I will try to remember to take a picture next time, before I do something like hide them in burritos.

It came from a variety of online recipes, modified to suit the ingredients we had. I would still like to experiment with this as a one-pot dish, maybe sauteeing the onion and garlic first in the instant pot, then adding the beans, and cooking it all together. But this was easy enough.


The Recipe:
1c dried black beans, rinsed
1/2 onion, peeled
1 bay leaf
3 c water
1 tsp salt, plus more to taste
1 tb vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 pickled jalapeno slices, minced
  • Put the beans, 1/2 onion, bay leaf, 1/2 tsp salt, and water in the instant pot.
  • Pressure cook for 35 minutes, then wait for it to naturally release. Discard the bay leaf and onion.
  • Saute the onion, garlic, and jalapeno in oil until the onion is slightly browned. I let the onion cook for 2 minutes before adding the garlic and jalapeno so the garlic would not burn.
  • Add the beans and cooking liquid to the onion mixture. Mash them and stir over medium heat until it thickens.
  • Salt to taste.
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