Electric Pressure Cooker Fresh Green Beans

There s a time and place for al dente hericot vert that french for barely cooked green beans but these pressure cooker green beans are not that at all.

Electric pressure cooker fresh green beans.

Since i am a southern cook i love southern green beans but they take at least an hour to prepare and simmer until incredibly flavorful. Lock the lid on the cooker. Add the beans to the electric pressure cooker and cover with 6 cups of water. Turn the steam valve to closed.

Do not let the garlic burn. If you want this to be a dump and go recipe use cocktail onions and bacon bits. Everything in the pot. 1 lb fresh green beans ends snapped off 1 tbsp butter 2 3 pieces of bacon thick cut 1 lg onion cut in eighths 2 garlic cloves smashed 1 c chicken stock salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 8 10 small red or new potatoes if desired uncut.

This recipe as written makes enough green beans for about 4 servings. However if you prefer you can fry up regular bacon and crumble and slice up a yellow onion instead. Set your instant pot or electric pressure cooker to 4 minutes on high pressure. Add 1 tbsp 15ml peanut oil or olive oil in the pot.

Remember the onions and green beans will also be releasing very flavorful water. Spread the beans out on top of the basket then sprinkle with the salt and pepper. At the end of the cook time release all pressure immediately by turning the valve to venting. Remove from heat and allow to cool for 5 minutes.

Feel free to double the recipe as long as you are using at least a 6 quart pressure cooker. Place all ingredients into pressure cooker and stir. Bring the water and beans to a boil using the electric pressure cooker s sauté function on high. Put a vegetable steaming basket in the pressure cooker and pour in 1 cup of water.

Ensure to coat the oil over the whole bottom of the pot. I believe these pressure cooker green beans are even more delicious. Pressure cook for 1 minute with a quick pressure release. Cook at high pressure for 1 minute manual or pressure cook mode in an instant pot.

Fresh green beans are plentiful during the summer. Add in minced garlic sauté for roughly 30 seconds. These pressure cooker instant pot green beans taste like they have been simmering for hours but yet they only take four minutes to cook. I have not tried doubling the recipe in a smaller pressure cooker so just be sure you aren t exceeding the maximum fill of your model if you re planning to.

Reduce pressure under cool running water. When 1 minute is up carefully release the pressure manually. Using canned greened beans instead of fresh makes it possible to cook the green beans and potatoes together. Cook for 3 4 minutes 5 minutes if you like your beans extra soft.

We don t want to make soup. Notes and variations for cooking green beans in the pressure cooker. Once the water comes to a boil lid the pressure cooker and cook for 1 minute on high pressure. I often eat just steamed green beans for dinner by.

Sauté garlic green beans. Why this recipe works. These remind me of sunday dinner at mom s house.