Instant Pot Baked Beans
Have cooked with ham bone and used some of that liquid instead of water later. Used the ham then instead of bacon. Microwaved the vegetables instead of sauteing.
I also soaked the beans for 2 hours in about 4 cups water but soaking is not necessary.
Could also add butter beans, lima beans, and 1/2 # of fried hamburger for the last 15 minutes.
Ingredients
- 16 ounce dry navy or pinto beans
- 8 cups water.
- 1/2 tsp salt or sea salt
- 8 slice bacon
- 1 yellow onion, finely chopped
- 1/2 red or green bell pepper, chopped
- 2/3 cup bbq sauce
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 2 Tbsp spicy brown mustard or 1 1/4 tsp dry mustard
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar
- 1 tsp liquid smoke
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar or 1/4 cup brown sugar and 2 Tbsp molasses
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- Add beans, water and salt to instant pot.
- Cook on manual (high pressure) for 25 minutes. Allow the pressure to naturally release.
- Remove lid and pour beans into a colander/strainer. Rinse with cold water. Set aside.
- Set Instant Pot to saute setting. Add bacon and saute for a few minutes until it starts to get golden brown, tossing and scraping down the bottom of the pot often. Drain some of the grease.
- Add bell pepper and onion and cook until tender.
- Turn IP off. Add bbq sauce, ketchup, mustard, vinegar, and liquid smoke to the pot and stir well to combine.
- Add brown sugar, water, molasses, pepper, and worcestershire sauce and stir to combine.
- Secure IP lid, close steam valve and cook on Manual (high pressure) for 15 minutes. Natural release the pressure.
- Carefully open lid, and gently stir mixture to combine.
