This easy red beans and rice recipe is cooked completely in the instant pot with NO overnight soaking required! This dish is loaded with flavor from smoked pork and classic cajun spices.
Heat the oil in the bottom of your instant pot liner by using the saute feature on high heat. Add the diced onion, celery, and garlic. Cook, stirring frequently until the onions are beginning to turn translucent (about 5 minutes) then turn off the instant pot.
Rinse the beans and remove any debris or shriveled beans. Add the beans, ham hock, water, bay leaves, celery salt, salt, and creole seasoning to the instant pot with the onion, celery, and garlic.
1 lb Dry Red Beans, 1 Ham Hock, 6 cup Water, 2-3 Bay Leaves, 1 teaspoon Celery Salt, 1 teaspoon Salt, 2 teaspoon Creole Seasoning
Cook on high pressure for 50 minutes. When the cooking time is up allow the pressure to release naturally.
Once the pressure has fully released, remove the lid from the instant pot and stir in the sliced smoked sausage. Set the instant pot to saute on low heat for 30 minutes. Simmer, stirring frequently until the timer is up and the liquid has thickened.
1 lb Smoked Sausage
Discard the bone and skin from the ham hock, returning any meat back to the beans. Serve the beans over a bed of rice, and enjoy!