PRESSURE COOKER RED BEANS - CUBAN STYLE

Pressure Cooker Red Beans - Cuban Style image

Provided by Mom2Danny

Categories Beans

Time 40m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

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1 (12 ounce) bag dried kidney beans
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 onion, chopped
1/2 green pepper, chopped
2 tablespoons garlic, chopped
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 potatoes, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
1 link chorizo sausage, chopped (dried cuban sausage )
1/2 piece salt pork, chopped
0.5 (8 ounce) package of diced ham
1 dash pepper (to taste) or 1 dash oregano (to taste)

Steps:

Soak beans for 12 hours.
Add olive oil to pressure cooker and saute the onion, garlic, bell pepper and 3 meats - then add the can of tomato sauce.
Add beans, potatoes, carrots and seasonings to the pot and add water to cover by 2" or so.
Put lid on pressure cooker and bring up to pressure then cook for 25 minutes.
If too watery when done cooking , simmer with lid off pan to thicken up.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 287.4, Fat 11.5, SaturatedFat 3.3, Cholesterol 28, Sodium 988.3, Carbohydrate 31.7, Fiber 4.6, Sugar 5.7, Protein 17.3