Smokey Instant Pot Baked Beans Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 16 ounces dry navy beans
• 8 cups water
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 5 slices bacon
• 1 yellow onion

  finely chopped
• 1 red or green bell pepper

  finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
• 1/2 cup water

Instructions

• 1 Cooking the Dry Beans: Add beans, water, and salt to the Instant Pot. Cook on
  manual high pressure for 25 minutes. Naturally release the pressure when
  finished cooking. Remove the lid, pour the beans into a strainer, and rinse with
  cold water. Set aside.
• 2 Wipe out the pressure cooker bowl and spray with non-stick cooking spray. Select
  the saute setting on the Instant Pot and add the bacon. Saute until it begins to
  brown, scraping the bottom of the pot frequently. Remove most of the accumulated
  grease, leaving a tablespoon or two in the. bottom of the Instant Pot
• 3 Add the peppers and onion and continue to saute until tender. Stir in the
  paprika and chili powder; cook for another 30 seconds, or until it's fragrant.
  Cancel the saute function and turn the Instant Pot off.
• 4 Stir in the barbecue sauce, ketchup, Dijon, vinegar, and liquid smoke. Then stir
  in the brown sugar, maple syrup, water, and cooked beans.
• 5 Lock the lid into place, set the valve to sealing, and cook on manual high
  pressure for 15 minutes. Let the pressure naturally release.
• 6 Remove the lid and gently stir before serving.

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