Pressure Cooking Black Beans With Sofrito in Under an Hour
Think that making black bean with dried beans is only for the weekend, when you can do an overnight soak of the beans and put aside a few hours for the soup to simmer away on the stove? Think again! Now, thanks to the pressure cooker, we can have delicious, wholesome black beans on a busy weeknight. From start to finish, it takes just under an hour, no soaking required. I also skipped the ham hock and grabbed a 1 lb ham steak (they often even have a bit of bone in there) so I can get the smoky ham flavour without the fuss and bother of locating a ham hock at 5pm. I adore this sofrito from Serious Eats - I cut the recipe in half and love the addition of some orange juice to brighten it up, allowing me to use it raw, as a salsa as well as a base for other dishes, like the rice that I serve with the beans. The beans are also great in burritos, as a soup if you add more broth or water when you reheat them or alongside eggs for breakfast. makes approx 10 cups of beans ...