Instructions

1. Pour dried black beans into a colander and thoroughly rinse under running water
2. Optional: Add rinsed black beans to a bowl and cover with water until the water rises a couple inches above the beans. Allow the black beans to soak at room temperature overnight, or for about 8 hours.
3. If you soaked your black beans, strain off the soaking liquid, then add the drained black beans to the pot of your pressure cooker. Pour in 2 parts fresh water for every 1 part of dried beans (for 1 cup of dried black beans, you’ll use 2 cups of water). The water should fully submerge the beans.
4. Seal the lid on your pressure cooker and set to high pressure and turn off the keep warm function.
5. For soaked black beans, set the cook time for 5-7 minutes. For unsoaked black beans, set the cook time for 25-30 minutes. A longer cook time will result in a more tender bean.
6. Once the cook time is finished, allow for natural pressure release for 20 minutes.
7. Release any remaining steam using the pressure valve before opening the pressure cooker.