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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