Pressure Cooker Butter Beans with Beer and Bacon

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These are the best pressure-cooked butter beans you will ever eat, guaranteed!

Submitted by beerhead
Updated on January 29, 2023
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Prep Time:
15 mins
Cook Time:
40 mins
Additional Time:
8 hrs 10 mins
Total Time:
9 hrs 5 mins
Servings:
8
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Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 8 servings

  • 1 pound dried large lima beans (butter beans)

  • 1 pound bacon

  • 4 cups water, or more as needed

  • 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer

  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin (Optional)

  • ½ jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced

  • 1 clove garlic, minced

Directions

  1. Place beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours to overnight.

  2. Place bacon in the open pressure cooker and cook over medium-high heat, occasionally turning, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and remove the pressure cooker from heat. Reserve bacon grease in the pressure cooker to cool, about 10 minutes.

  3. Stir 4 cups water into cooled bacon grease; add beer and cumin.

  4. Drain and rinse soaked beans; add to water mixture in the pressure cooker.

  5. Place the lid on the pressure cooker and secure tightly. Cook beans according to the manufacturer's instructions over medium-high heat, about 30 minutes; release the pressure.

  6. Stir jalapeño pepper and garlic into beans. Crumple bacon over beans.

  7. Close the pressure cooker again and bring the pressure to 15 pounds per square inch over medium heat. Immediately turn off the heat. Remove the pressure cooker from heat and allow pressure naturally decrease to 0.

Tips

You can add either a 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt or Lawry's seasoning salt. Do not add both — beans may become too salty if not careful.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

313 Calories
8g Fat
38g Carbs
19g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 8
Calories 313
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 8g 11%
Saturated Fat 3g 14%
Cholesterol 21mg 7%
Sodium 446mg 19%
Total Carbohydrate 38g 14%
Dietary Fiber 11g 39%
Total Sugars 5g
Protein 19g 39%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 55mg 4%
Iron 5mg 26%
Potassium 1103mg 23%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.