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My grandma's old way with beans versus my instant pot

She used to soak her pinto beans overnight in a big clay pot, then cook them for hours with a piece of pork hock. I got an instant pot a couple years ago and just do them from dry in under an hour. It's faster, but the flavor isn't as deep and rich as I remember from her kitchen in El Paso. Has anyone found a middle ground that keeps some of that old taste without taking all day?
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lily394
lily39412d agoTop Commenter
Nah, you're just not using the instant pot right. That thing can make beans just as good if you brown some pork really well first and use homemade stock instead of water. My abuela's recipe takes all day but my pressure cooker version fools everyone at the cookout.
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faithg26
faithg2612d ago
My tio still swears by his clay pot, lily394.
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