Made as written and these were excellent! I honestly expected them to be under cooked but they were perfect. The last step calls for mashing to desired consistency so I'm wondering if these were intended to be refried beans? I left them as is straight out of the IP and we enjoyed them very much.
I will definitely make this recipe again! The seasoning was perfect as written. My family loves everything bacon, so leaving it in was a no-brainer. I just chopped it before the sauté step, which gave us bacon with every bite. I didn't have a chile pepper, so I added about 2 tablespoons of chopped green chiles from a can. This turned out to be a great decision. Thanks for the recipe!
The only change I made was that I chopped up the bacon before sautéing it. Delicious! I hope to never buy canned beans again.
Great beans and very easy to make.
Oh my! First time making beans in my instant pot and I will make them using this recipe from now on! Flavor is incredible! Thanks Jim for this recipe!
This is a great recipe. I put a little sausage in it and made it a meal.
I am pretty new to the Instant Pot but wanted to try something. This dish was a winner! I had no pinto beans so I substituted Romano Beans and they worked fine. I had no green chili peppers but I had red, dried ones that I had grown this past summer and dropped two into the mix. I started by dicing the bacon and the onions and then sauteing them together which worked well. When done the dish is kind of like a bean soup but my Lord is it good!!! I will definitely cook it again!
I used a ham hock instead of bacon but otherwise followed the recipe as written. The flavor was excellent but there was way too much liquid, (turned out to be more like a bean soup). Anyway, I soak my beans usually and then cover them with 1/2 -1" of water to cook them. Next time I make these I'll go with my time proven method for getting the right bean/water ratio.