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.