Homemade Refried Beans

Creamy spicy Homemade Refried Beans. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 wonderful side dish or neat base of operations for tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos or tostadas.

Let’s aspect upward it …  Homemade Refried Beans are homely, brownish, mounds of smashed beans.  I’m non certain anybody tin brand them photogenic.  I tried yesteryear putting the beans inward a colorful bowl too roofing them alongside shredded cheese.  You tin yet come across them too they’re yet smashed beans.  But don’t permit their drab appearance scare you lot away.  If you lot similar refried beans, these are hence much better than the ones you lot tin purchase inward the can, that expect similar puppy chow.  All kidding aside (maybe) pinto beans are a versatile side, a neat meat substitute too are really depression inward saturated fat.   Pinto Beans are too practiced origin of poly peptide too a really practiced origin of dietary fiber … hence you lot convey been forewarned, only saying.

 

Do you lot celebrate Cinco de Mayo (May 5th)?

The truthful vacation has null to do alongside nutrient but commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla.  The American version of the vacation has turned into a nutrient fest for those of us that honey a practiced guacamole, Margaritas too salsa.  I don’t come across anything incorrect alongside celebrating food, too most cultures convey plenty of nutrient centric holidays.  It’s an honorable vacation celebrating an unlikely victor … too inward a weird means these beans are too the underdog.  Chicken, beef too steak ever piece of job pump phase but I tell permit the beans smoothen today! I honey refried beans, specially on a tostada hence that’s what nosotros convey for you lot today.

 

 

Beans are cheap too slow to make.

They’re filling too well for you lot too tin hold upward used inward dips, burritos, tacos, nachos, quesadillas  and anything else you lot tin dream up.  Personally I similar their creamy texture against a crispy trounce too I honey the means they concur onto the toppings too don’t slide off the tostada!  In our version, these uncomplicated beans are served alongside lettuce, avocado, queso fresco cheese too my favorite Sweet Corn Salsa.    I too made a uncomplicated sauce of mayonnaise too Cholula hot sauce for drizzling.

 

 

Give it all a large squeeze of lime juice too you’re done!  Perfect for a meatless Mon meal, a Cinco De Mayo celebration or an slow weeknight dinner.

 

 

 

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Homemade Refried Beans

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

1 hr 30 mins

Total Time

1 hr 45 mins

 

Creamy spicy homemade refried beans. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 wonderful side dish or neat base of operations for tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos or tostadas.

Course:

Meatless

Cuisine:

Mexican

Servings: 4 servings

Author: Tricia

Ingredients

• 
  8
  ounces
  Pinto Beans
  


• 
  2
  garlic cloves,
  minced
  


• 
  salt too pepper
  


• 
  1/4
  cup
  olive oil
  


• 
  1/2
  large white onion,
  diced
  


• 
  1
  jalapeño,
  seeded too minced
  


• 
  4
  cups
  water
  

Instructions

1. 
   
   Sort the beans too discard debris.
   
   


2. 
   
   Rinse the beans too drain. Place the beans inward a large pot too comprehend alongside mutual coldness H2O yesteryear a few inches. Cover too laid aside to soak overnight.
   
   


3. 
   
   Drain the beans too seat dorsum into the pot alongside four cups of clean, fresh water. Add the garlic too oestrus over medium until the beans come upward to a boil. Cook the beans maintaining a simmer for 1 - 1 1/2 hours or until the beans are tender. Add additional H2O if needed during cooking.
   
   


4. 
   
   Drain, reserving 1/2 loving cup of the liquid. Mash the beans, flavour alongside tabular array salt too pepper too laid aside.
   
   


5. 
   
   In a large skillet oestrus the olive oil. Add the onion too gear upward until tender. Add the mashed beans to the onion too gear upward until the edible bean liquid is absorbed. Salt too Pepper the beans to sense of savour too piece of job on cooking for most v minutes, adding a piddling reserved cooking liquid if needed.
   
   

Recipe Notes

Refried beans are neat inward burritos, nachos, quesadillas, tacos or on tostadas, or every bit a tasty side dish

Feel gratis to add together other seasonings to sense of savour - cayenne, cumin, chili powder, etc.

Many traditional refried edible bean recipes telephone phone for bacon or lard to hold upward used inward identify of the oil. We endeavor non to swallow cured meats hence nosotros created this version every bit a healthier alternative. Olive stone oil is non the authentic alternative inward traditional Mexican cooking.

We only can’t piece of job plenty of practiced Mexican-American dishes.  One of our all-time favorites is this creamy too delicious Easy Spicy Guacamole Recipe.  Sweet too spicy Pineapple Salsa is neat on only most anything from fish to chips!  And you lot won’t believe how slow it is to brand a Frozen Margarita Pie alongside a Pretzel Crust that volition impress all your grown-up guests, too fifty-fifty those that are of age, but convey never grown-up!  For a super slow version, endeavor our popular Creamy Margarita Bars!

 

Don’t forget the Sweet Corn Salsa!

Thanks hence much for stopping by!

Tricia

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