Instant Pot Baked Beans

Directions

1. 1
   Add the beans, 8 cups of water, salt and pepper to an instant pot. Seal and cook on high pressure for 20 minutes. After this cook time, allow the pressure to release naturally.
2. 2
   Then remove the beans to a stainer in the sink and rinse them with cold water.
3. 3
   Switch the instant pot to the sauté setting. Cook the bacon and onion on the sauté setting for 3-5 minutes until the bacon starts to brown slightly. I cooked these items on the low sauté setting to prevent them from burning. Then scape down the bottom of the pot with a wooden or metal spatula to remove all the brown bits from the bottom of the instant pot insert.
4. 4
   Then turn off the instant pot.
5. 5
   Add in the beans, barbecue sauce, ketchup, mustard, apple cider vinegar, liquid smoke and brown sugar. Then add in the 1 remaining cup of water. Stir to thoroughly combine all these ingredients.
6. 6
   Seal the instant pot and cook on high pressure for 10 minutes. Do a quick release to release the pressure from the instant pot after this cook time.
7. 7
   Remove the lid and stir. If you want a thicker sauce, switch the instant pot back to the sauté setting and cook for a few minutes to allow the excess liquid to cook off which will thicken the sauce.
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   Then serve warm and enjoy.