# Black Beans

> Perfectly seasoned black beans cooked in a pressure cooker with aromatic garlic, ginger, and jalapeno. A staple for meal prep.

**Prep time:** 5 minutes
**Cook time:** 18 minutes
**Servings:** 8-10

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## Ingredients

- 12 oz dried black beans
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 knob ginger
- 1 jalapeno, deseeded
- Salt and pepper to taste

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## Shopping List

### 🥬 Produce
- [ ] 1 onion
- [ ] 2 cloves garlic
- [ ] 1 knob ginger
- [ ] 1 jalapeno

### 🥫 Pantry
- [ ] 12 oz dried black beans
- [ ] Salt
- [ ] Black pepper

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## Instructions

1. **Add to pressure cooker.** Add your beans and aromatics to a pressure cooker and cover completely with water.

2. **Cook.** Cook for 18 minutes or until fork tender. Don't season until after cooking to help control salt levels.

3. **Release steam and season.** Once fully cooked, release the steam from your pressure cooker.

4. **Blend or keep whole.** Add salt and pepper to taste then blend slightly with a hand blender.

5. **Adjust consistency.** Depending on preference, you can blend now before freezing or keep the beans whole for more flexibility in the future!

6. **Reduce if needed.** If the beans seem to thin, just pop back onto the burner and reduce slightly until it is your preferred thickness.

7. **Freeze for meal prep.** Add to your molds and place into the freezer overnight.

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## Notes

**Storage:** Refrigerates for 5-7 days. Freezes well for up to 3 months.

**Serving Ideas:** Use in burritos, tacos, over rice, as a side dish, or blended as refried beans.

**Texture Options:** Keep whole for traditional beans, partially blend for creamy texture with some whole beans, or fully blend for refried-style beans.

**Seasoning Timing:** Wait to season until after cooking to better control salt levels and prevent beans from becoming tough.

**Stovetop Alternative:** If you don't have a pressure cooker, soak beans overnight and simmer for 1.5-2 hours until tender.