Quick Refried Beans (Rick Bayless)

Submitted by Andtototoo

"This is how I usually make my refried beans now as they can be made vegetarian style also and are extremely easy to make. These are even better the second day. This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled."

 

• Ready In: 17mins
• Ingredients: 3
• Serves: 3-4

ingredients

• 2 2 tablespoons bacon drippings or 2 tablespoons lard
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 lbs canned pinto beans (with the liquid)

directions

1. In a large frying pan put the oil and garlic. Heat over medium heat until the edges of the garlic start to lightly brown.
2. Add the can of pinto beans with their liquid. Stir and mash (using a potato masher) for 10-15 minutes until the mixture is fairly smooth.
3. The beans might be a bit runny, but once they have cooled and been reheated, they will have thickened.
4. One of my daughters likes to have whole beans in her refried beans, so I keep some of the whole pinto beans aside and add them the last minute or two.
5. This recipe serves 3-4 as a side dish. If you want to make up this recipe for bean and cheese burritoes, you will have to double the recipe.
6. I often like to add a little cumin powder and a dash of oregano to this recipe while the beans are cooking.

Reviews

[Lady Indigo]

This is so basic that you can't go wrong. The beans definitely need salt though. I would also drain one can of beans because even with cooling and reheating it was a little too thin. What's nice with these is that you can add various things to change the flavor. I added some fresh lime juice for extra punch along with the cumin and oregano. This with Mexican rice is awesome.