Name: Refried Beans
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 cups cooked beans; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or lard; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1/2 tsp red chilli flakes; Salt to taste; 1/2 tsp cumin; 2 tsp chopped jalapeno

delicious refried beans recipe

Refried Beans

Author: Dito Cuisine: Mexican

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Prep Time 5 mins Cook Time 20 mins Total Time 25 mins Difficulty: Beginner Servings: 4

Ingredients

2 cups cooked beans (choose any of the red or black varieties)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil or lard
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
¹⁄₂ tsp red chilli flakes (you can use chipotle powder or experiment with other Mexican chillies)
Salt to taste
¹⁄₂ tsp cumin
2 tsp chopped jalapeno (I love this fresh kick of jalapeño)

Instructions

This recipe presumes you’ve already cooked your beans. See my above instructions how to cook dried beans by adding seaweed and using a pressure cooker. This would be even tastier!
Start by heating the oil or lard in a skillet over medium heat.
Sauté the onions with chilli flakes until translucent and infused with the fragrant chilli oil, about 5 minutes.
Add the garlic, cumin and jalapeno and cook for another minute.
Stir in the beans and cook for 2-3 minutes, mashing them with the back of a spoon or a potato masher.
Add a splash of cooked bean broth (or reserved liquid from a can of cooked beans) if the mixture becomes too thick.
Season with salt.
Serve warm as a side dish, as a taco filling or add to your burritos, quesadillas, empanadas.