Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, refried beans. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
What kind of beans are used to make refried beans? Traditionally, for Mexican style refried beans, pinto beans are used. But black beans are also wonderful prepared this way too.
Refried Beans is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Refried Beans is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have refried beans using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Refried Beans:
- Make ready Pinto beans (canned or dried)
- Make ready pieces Sliced bacon
- Get Chopped white Onion
- Make ready Minced Garlic
- Take Cumin powder
- Make ready Paprika
- Take Chilli flakes
- Make ready Salt
- Get (Optional already cooked taco seasoned ground beef)
This is a vegetarian refried beans recipe, that is loaded with flavor and creamy and. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. But if you prefer to cook dry beans from scratch, I have also included directions below for how to make them in the Instant Pot, Crock-Pot or on the stovetop. Homemade refried beans recipe with step-by-step instructions.
Instructions to make Refried Beans:
- Cook the sliced bacon pieces in a pan until crispy. Place in a bowl to save for later without losing any of the oils on the pieces.
- Cook the onions for 3-4 minutes in the bacon fat. Then add the minced garlic for 2 minutes.
- If using canned pinto beans drain the liquid and add to the pan. If using dried pintos, boil in water until the skin of the bean is slightly peeling then remove from water and add to the pan.
- Add Salt, 1tsp Cumin powder, 1/2 tsp paprika, and a pinch of chilli flakes.
- Add 1/4 cup of water. Then gently blend in a blender or use an immersion blender, potato masher, fork, whatever you have to get them to your preferable texture.
- Add back into the pan and let simmer until a desired thickness. Add bacon. Taste, and adjust to preference with salt, cumin, paprika and chilli flakes. At this point you can add in some taco meat
- Enjoy with tacos! On top of rice! Or even just by itself!!
Easier to make than you might think. Plus, they are far superior in flavor and texture to canned refried beans. Original instructions did not include any frying of the beans. Again, this is a step that can be left out if desired. Whether you're hosting a Mexican-themed fiesta or doing "Taco Tuesday" for family dinner, you can't go wrong by serving refried beans.
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