Pressure cooker - chickpeas

 

One of the things that has got me the most excited about my pressure cooker is the idea that I can cook beans in it.  I really love beans, but hate boiling them for so long because it seems like they are too done, or not done enough, or have completely broken apart.  Don't even start me on cooking beans in a crock pot.  That sh!t doesn't work!  But lets try the pressure cooker.  I had some chickpeas in the pantry and wanted to make some hummus for the Super Bowl.  I just followed the instructions from the little booklet that came with the pressure cooker, which I think was to cook for 5-7 minutes over high pressure and then let the pressure come back down slowly.  I did soak my beans over night, but that cook time still seemed really short to me.  I used the longer time, and may have even let it go longer.  The result?  The beans were very soft and probably a little over done.  However, it make the most amazing hummus ever.  I have some more in my freezer and that I need to remember to use!