Purpose
Cook dry beans in their declared liquid and aromatic base before open-pot finishing.
Controls
Use the equipment’s high-pressure setting: 35 min for the recorded black beans or 40 min for charro beans. Allow 20 min natural release before releasing remaining pressure. No calibrated pressure measurement was supplied.
Process
- Load the declared beans, liquid and aromatics, following the equipment instructions.
- Cook at the Recipe’s specified high-pressure setting and timing.
- Allow the stated natural release, release remaining pressure according to equipment instructions, then open and reduce or finish as recorded.
Failure Modes
| Symptom | Likely cause | Corrective action |
|---|---|---|
| Beans not ready for finishing | Bean condition or equipment response differs | Check the bean endpoint before reducing the liquor; follow the equipment instructions. |