Instant Pot Cuban Black Beans

Ingredients

1 pounds dried black beans

2 bay leaves

1 medium onions

1 green bell peppers

3 cloves garlic

1 glug red wine

1 tbsp sugar (to taste)

1 tsp white vinegar

Cumin

Dried oregano

Black pepper

Directions

Add beans, bay leaves, and fill Instant Pot with water to one quarter (lean toward too much water). Pressure cook for 35 minutes.

Make sofrito with onions and garlic cooking, reserving pepper. Use more oil than you think you need. Season to taste with cumin, black pepper, oregano, and salt, and cook until browned. Cook garlic until fragrant.

Once beans are done, check texture and sautee longer if necessary (or pressure cook if they're very hard). Then add red wine, sofrito, bell pepper. Add roughly 1 tbsp sugar and 1 tsp vinegar until the balance is right. Salt to taste. Cook until texture is right

Notes

Based on https://www.cocoandash.com/cuban-black-beans/#recipe + Abuela's recipe