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Instant Pot Refried Beans
Creamy and flavorful, these refried beans are made with homemade sofrito for the best and most authentic vegetarian refried beans recipe you'll ever have!
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Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Hispanic, Mexican
Keyword:
habichuelas, pinto beans, refried beans
Prep Time:
5
minutes
minutes
Cook Time:
55
minutes
minutes
Total Time:
1
hour
hour
Servings:
8
Calories:
Author:
Neyssa
Ingredients
1
tablespoon
of olive oil
½
cup
of sofrito
1
tablespoon
of dried oregano
½
tablespoon
of ground cumin
2
bay leaves
1
pound
of dried pinto beans
rinsed
8
cups
of water
or chicken broth
salt and pepper to taste
lime juice to taste
Instructions
In the Instant Pot set Saute mode to 10 minutes.
Allow insert to become warm, about two minutes. Next, add in oil.
Once oil is warm, add in sofrito, dried oregano, cumin, and bay leaves.
Stir for a minute.
Add in pinto beans, stir, and add in water.
Press cancel mode to stop the saute mode.
Cover with lid, set to sealing.
Next, press high pressure timer for 45 minutes.
Once timer goes off, let naturally release for 10 minutes before setting to quick release.
Stir and taste for salt and pepper. Season to your liking. Remove bay leaves.
With a hand blender, gently blend beans to your desired consistency.
Mix and add lime juice, if desired.
Serve.