Easy Mayocoba Beans Instant Pot Recipe (2024)

This easy mayocoba bean recipe combines dry beans with three other simple ingredients and some salt and black pepper to make a pot of creamy, buttery beans you can use to create meals during the week.

Cooking mayocoba beans instant pot produces perfectly seasoned beans in less time and the cooking process is almost completely hands-off.

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When it comes to cooking beans, the instant pot is so crazy reliable. It saves all the trouble of soaking and planning in advance.

I cook at least one instant pot bean recipe each week to use in various ways. Explore more flavors with these instant pot cuban black beans and vegetarian black-eyed peas.

If you enjoy this mayocoba beans recipe, you might also enjoy them cooked up in this savory, a little bit spicy peruvian beans recipe.

🛒 Ingredients You Need

All you need are five simple ingredients to make creamy, buttery mayocoba beans. Here’s what you need:

• Mayocoba beans: This recipe uses dry beans. They also go by the name canary beans.
• Aromatics: Garlic and onions are sauteed in grapeseed oil to add flavor to the beans as they cook.
• Seasoning: Keep things simple with bay leaves, salt, and pepper.

What are Mayocoba Beans?

This medium bean is similar in size to pinto beans with a slightly yellowish color that cooks up into a tender beige bean with a silky buttery texture that reminds me of small cannellini beans.

It’s one of the best beans to make because you can use it in so many different ways.

Mayocoba beans are also called canary beans, peruvian beans, or peruano beans since they originate from Peru.In Peru, they are often cooked with small bits of meat and garlic and served up with aji or chile.

This Instant Pot recipe makes a pot of beans with simple flavors that once cooked you can add to a variety of recipes to create different meals.

Look for these beans in your local grocery store where they are more likely to be labeled as canary beans.Some specialty stores may also carry organic packages of mayocoba beans and you can find them online.

🥣 How to Make Instant Pot Mayocoba Beans

Here’s an overview of the main steps in making instant pot mayocoba beans. Check the recipe card for the full details.

1. Chop up the onion and garlic into small pieces.Turn on the Instant Pot using the saute setting on high to heat the oil.When the oil is hot, add the onion and garlic and cook until softened and translucent.

2. Add the beans and bay leaf and 6 cups of water to the pot.Give it a little stir to make sure everything is mixed up.

   Secure the lid to your electric pressure cooker or Instant Pot and set it to cook on high pressure for 30 minutes. Be sure to close the pressure release valve.

3. Use natural release to allow the pot to depressurize. Remove the lid following all the safety instructions for your pressure cooker.Give them a stir and add salt and pepper to taste.

How to Cook Mayocoba Beans on the Stove

If you don’t have an Instant Pot, you can still make a mayocoba bean recipe on the stove in a regular pot.

⭐️ TOP TIP: When cooking with this method I recommend that you soak beans in advance instead of simply cooking them dried.They will need less cooking time if soaked ahead of time.

1. Heat the oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat.Add the onions and garlic and cook until tender and softened.
2. Add the beans, seasonings, and water to the pot, cover it with a lid, and reduce the heat to low.
3. Cook for 45 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally.Add more water if necessary.

Slow Cooker Mayocoba Beans

The slow cooker offers another method of hands-off cooking this mayocoba bean recipe that you can use instead of the stove or Instant Pot.

⭐️ TOP TIP: When using the slow cooker to cook beans you should definitely soak the beans in advance. Soaking them helps to break down components in beans that may be difficult to digest that might be broken down when cooking at a lower temperature.

1. Saute the onions and garlic on the stove and then transfer to the slow cooker.
2. Add the beans, seasonings, and water to the slow cooker. Set the cooking time to 6 hours on high heat or 8 hours on low heat. If possible, it helps to give them a stir every now and then while they are cooking.

🧺 How to Store

A one-pound bag of dried beans will make about 5-6 cups of cooked beans so you may have some leftovers.Here’s the best way to store them.

STORAGE TIP: No matter which method you use, be sure to cool the cooked beans down completely.You can transfer them to an airtight container while they are still warm, but wait to cover them with the lid until they are fully cooled.

• Refrigerator:Store in the refrigerator for up to five days.
• Freezer:Store in the freezer for up to three months.
• Reheat:Transfer the amount you want to reheat to a pot and heat over medium heat until heated through. Add some water if the beans seem a little dry.You can also reheat them in the microwave if you prefer.

🥗 How to Use Cooked Mayocoba Beans

Canary beans are mild-flavored beans and can be used to replace basic white beans or even pinto beans in recipes.

If you aren’t exactly sure how to serve mayocoba beans, here are a few of my favorite ways to use them.

• Make Tacu Tacu, a traditional Peruvian dish made with rice and canary beans.

• Serve up a bowl of beans with some white rice or brown rice. I love to add a bit of Peruvian chimichurrimade with chopped aji amarillos, olive oil, vinegar, and garlic.

• Use drained beans to make the best creamy refried beans recipe.Simply saute a little onion and garlic in a bit of olive oil and then add the beans and mash them up with a potato masher.Then you can add your favorite seasonings or even chilies to make it spicy.

• Mash up the mayocoba beans and use them to make Vegan Taquitos or Vegan Quesadillas instead of the black beans in these recipes.

• Serve up a simple bowl of beans with a slice of Vegan Jalapeno Cornbread or some homemade Air Fryer Biscuits.

• Mayocoba beans Instant Pot makes the perfect accompaniment for a variety of meals.I love to serve them up with tofu tacos or tofu fajitas as a side dish.

• Mash them up, add some flavor, and use them as a bean dip with plantain chips or wonton chips, and veggie sticks for a healthy snack.

💭 Expert Tips

• Choose a bag of dried beans with a more recent packaging date. This will ensure a fresher product that will cook up tender and creamy.
• Add salt and pepper at the end of cooking for the best flavor.
• Beans not cooked enough? No worries, simply put the lid back in place, close the pressure valve and cook for additional time.
• Feel free to add any desired seasonings at the end of cooking to flavor your beans. Cilantro, diced chilies, chipotle chili powder, smoked paprika, and Sriracha all work great.

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