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Quick Soak Instant Pot Refried Beans w/ Ancho Chiles
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4.45 from 9 votes

Quick Soak Instant Pot Refried Beans w/ Ancho Chiles

These beans remind me of the refried beans you get in Mexican restaurants only without all the oil. I love the richness that dried chilies give these beans. If you use only ancho or guajillo chilies these beans will be mild enough for kids.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Bean Recipes
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: flor de Junio, no oil refried beans, pinto beans, refried beans
Servings: 6 cups
Calories: 375kcal
Author: Kathy Hester

Equipment

Ingredients

Quick Soak Ingredients

  • 1 pound 454 g dry pinto beans or Rancho Gordo Flor de Junio, or similar style bean
  • 6 cups 1416 ml water

Saute Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon 15 ml mild oil or water saute to make oil-free
  • 1 cup 150 g chopped onion
  • 2 teaspoons chopped garlic

Pressure Cooker Ingredients

  • 4 cups 944 ml water
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 4 whole dried ancho peppers these are mild, seeds and stems removed
  • 1 to 2 dried chipotle or arbol peppers Optional: only if you want to make it spicy, seeds and stems removed

Before Serving

  • salt to taste

Instructions

  • Put the dry pintos and water into your electric pressure cooker. Cook on high pressure for 8 minutes.
  • Manually release the pressure, drain the quick soaked beans and rinse them and the inner liner.
  • Heat the oil or water on the saute setting. Once hot add the onions and cook until translucent, then add the garlic and saute another minute.
  • Add the 4 cups of fresh water, paprika, and chilies to your Instant Pot along with the quick soak beans.
  • Cook on high pressure for 15 minutes. Carefully release the pressure manually.
  • Try to mash one of the beans with a fork to see if they are soft. If not put the lid back on and cook for 5 minutes more.
  • Mash the beans with a potato masher or you can use an immersion blender to get them extra smooth.
  • Taste, add salt.

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Notes

Remember in this recipe or any other, if there’s too much liquid left, you can always turn your IP to saute and cook off any extra liquid.
You can use guajillo dried peppers if you can't find ancho.

Nutrition

Serving: 1/2 cup | Calories: 375kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 52mg | Potassium: 1540mg | Fiber: 19g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 6345IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 116mg | Iron: 5mg