Pressure Cooker Butter Beans with Beer and Bacon

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.