Pressure Cooker Old-Fashion Baked Beans

By EdieK

Old-fashioned baked beans were a traditional weekend dish on the east coast of Canada and the U.S. Sometimes called Boston baked beans with the addition of pork. In recent years due to people's active lifestyles, it has fallen out of favour because of the traditionally long baking time (about 7 hours). Fagor new generation pressure cookers now make it easy and fast, cutting the cooking time down to 40 minutes.

Ingredients

• 2 cups (500 ml) dry navy beans
• (also called white beans or pea beans)
• 3 tablespoons (45 ml) canola oil
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 3/4 cups (400 ml) water 2 fl oz (80 ml or 1/2 small can) tomato paste
• 3 tablespoons (45 ml) brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons (30 ml) molasses
• 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) prepared mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon (1 ml) cumin
• 1/8 teaspoon (0.5 ml) chili powder

Preparation

Step 1

Rinse and then soak the beans in water for about 8 hours. You can start soaking them in the morning before work so they will be ready to cook at suppertime. Drain the soaking water after the beans are hydrated. Add all ingredients except the beans to the new generation pressure cooker. Stir. Then add the beans. Bring beans to a boil. Stir and then lock the lid on the new generation pressure cooker. Allow pressure to drop by the quick release method [2] or automatic release method [3] and remove the lid. Serve with whole wheat bread.

Suggested time for fast 15 psi pressure cookers: Cook for 40 minutes on high pressure.