Instant Pot Black Bean and Chorizo Soup

This instant pot black bean and chorizo soup is flavorful and delicious! It’s simple to make and tastes great. The instant pot speeds up the cooking process by a few hours and you don’t have to soak your beans if you don’t want to. So it makes for a easy weeknight dinner that require very little preparation.

If you want to soak your beans you definitely can and it will take 15 minutes off the cook time, it also reduces the gas causing sugars in beans. However, if you really want to reduce the gas effect from beans add a few tablespoons of baking soda to your soaking water. Soak over night or for a few hours. The baking soda helps breakdown the sugars that our bodies can’t naturally digest and therefore causes gas. The baking soda makes beans easier to digest.

My mom made a similar black bean and cilantro soup when I was a girl. It took me a few years of maturity to truly appreciate the soup. Now that I’m grown I love it. The flavors are delicious and the leftovers taste even better! I love to add garnishes too, like avocado, more cilantro, sour cream, cheese and sliced pepper if I am wanting the heat that day.

What you need to make Instant Pot black bean and chorizo soup:

Serves 6

• 9 ounces pork chorizo
• 1 white onion – finely diced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 jalapeno – seeds removed for mild heat, diced, plus more for garnish
• 16 ounces favorite salsa
• 1 teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 pound dried black beans
• 6 cup water
• 28 ounces beef broth or stock
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 cup cilantro – diced

Garnishes (optional):

• Avocado
• Cilantro
• Sour Cream
• Jalapeno
• Shredded Cheese

Instructions

1. Add chorizo and onion to instant pot with olive oil and Sautee until onion softens.
2. Add jalapeno, favorite salsa, garlic powder, salt, black beans, water, beef broth or stock, chili powder and cilantro and cook on the beans/chili setting or high pressure for 30 minutes with a natural pressure release for 15 minutes.
3. If you are using soaked beans reduce cook time to 15 minutes with a 15 minute pressure release time.
4. Taste and adjust salt and pepper to your liking, add garnishes and enjoy.

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