Sweet Refried Beans Recipes

BEST REFRIED BEANS

Steps:

• Put the pinto beans in a bowl and cover with 2 inches of water. Soak for 8 hours to overnight.
• Transfer the beans to a medium saucepan and cover with water by about 1 inch. Add onion, garlic, chili powder, cumin, celery seed, salt, and black pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover, and let cook for 1 1/2 hours.
• Use a colander to separate the liquid from the solids. Transfer the solids to a food processor with diced tomatoes, hot sauce, oregano, and cayenne. Blend to desired consistency.

SWEET REFRIED BEANS

Steps:

• Rinse and soak beans overnight.
• In the morning, rinse beans again and put in the crockpot, on low, for about 6 hours. On the stove, simmer, covered, on medium-low heat for about the same amount of time. Either way, cover the beans with plenty of water and keep adding water as necessary. Keep the beans swimming, you don't want them to get dry!
• In a blender or food processor, blend the onion, garlic, pepper, chili powder, and salt until chopped well or pureed.
• Put pureed salt mixture into a large frying pan, and put it on medium heat to get it started cooking.
• Meanwhile, scoop out beans with a slotted spoon and puree in the blender. You may have to do small batches. Once the beans are pureed, mix in with the heating salt mixture.
• Once all the bean puree and salt mixture is mixed together on the stove, let the beans simmer uncovered for about 30 minutes on medium-low heat. Stir every 5 minutes or so.
• All done! Store in the fridge for a week.

REFRIED BEANS

Steps:

• Lightly drain the beans, reserving the juice from the tin, but do not rinse (you want the beans in about half the liquid from the can). Depending on the texture you prefer, either mash them roughly in a bowl or blitz them using a blender until smooth. Set aside.
• Heat the oil in a large frying pan or casserole and cook the onions for 8-10 mins until soft and golden. Scatter in the garlic, chilli and cumin seeds, and sizzle everything for 2 mins more. Tip in the beans, oregano, paprika and a pinch of salt. Cook everything together for 5 mins until the beans have heated through adding more reserved bean juice if it's too thick. Serve straightaway with a sprinkling of coriander, if you like, or leave to cool and keep chilled. Will keep chilled for up to three days or frozen for a month. Reheat with a splash of water mixed in.