Turn the steam valve to closed.
Fresh green beans and potatoes in electric pressure cooker.
Use fresh green beans.
Why this recipe works.
Pressure cooker green beans.
Using canned greened beans instead of fresh makes it possible to cook the green beans and potatoes together.
Mature whole green beans take a maximum of 4 minutes to cook while the average 2 1 2 inch size red potato cooking time starts at 15 minutes.
Green beans and potatoes.
Green beans and potatoes would make a great side dish for any holiday dinner you have coming up.
If you want more of a smoky flavor with this recipe add a teaspoon of liquid smoke.
These remind me of sunday dinner at mom s house.
And i m telling you that bacon just reels people in.
It complements the green beans and potatoes perfectly.
Place all ingredients in pressure cooker.
Saute for 1 minute.
The pressure cooker will take about 10 minutes to build the pressure before counting down the cooking time.
I know gramma would have loved this recipe.
When doing a manual release place a towel over the release button.
There s a time and place for al dente hericot vert that french for barely cooked green beans but these pressure cooker green beans are not that at all.
If not don t right you can end up with mushy greens beans and tender potatoes or tender green beans and hard potatoes.
It s up to you.
How to make green beans and potatoes in an electric pressure cooker.
Cook on high pressure for 4 minutes.
Place bacon in the bottom of a pressure cooker and cook over medium high heat turning occasionally until evenly browned about 8 minutes.
These pressure cooker green beans and potatoes also could be made just for a simple.
Notes for instant pot green beans with potatoes and bacon.
Toss until coated in bacon grease.
With the green beans are done turn the pressure release valve to vent to quickly.
1 lb fresh green beans ends snapped off 1 tbsp butter 2 3 pieces of bacon thick cut 1 lg onion cut in eighths 2 garlic cloves smashed 1 c chicken stock salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 8 10 small red or new potatoes if desired uncut.
Now cooking green beans with red potatoes in a pressure cooker can be tricky.
You can do a manual release or let the pressure release on its own.
If you like your green beans soft cook 5 minutes.
You can swap out ham shanks or diced ham or ham hocks if you like though that will change the flavor.