Perfect Fat Free Refried Beans
- Ready In:
- 26hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 1 lb pinto beans or 1 lb black beans
- 6 cups water
- 1 sprig epazote
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
directions
- Rinse and sort beans.
- Soak beans in the 6 cups water for 24 hours. Do not discard this water.
- Bring to a strong simmer. cover and continue strong simmer for 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until beans are tender.
- Add salt at this point only. Never before or while cooking. Remove epazote and discard. Keep all cooking liquid.
- Blend with food processor or stick blender if you are truly cool. I like to leave some chunks for texture. I also recommend using all of the cooking liquid. This is where the flavour lives. The beans may initially be quite thin but will thicken up.
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