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Homemade Refried Beans

Homemade Refried Beans

I never realized how easy it was to make refried beans. As much as we love Mexican food, I hate to think about how many cans of beans we've gone through. This recipe is great as a side dish or in any recipe that calls for refried beans, and it makes 2 cans worth (about 2 pounds).
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Prep Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Mexican
Calories: 311
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups dried pinto or black beans (for the sake of the pictures, I used a combination of both)
  • water
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 1/2 cup beef bacon fat (you could probably use olive oil, but I haven't tested it)
  • 2 large cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, minced
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • dash red pepper

Method
 

  1. Cover beans with water until they're covered by two inches and soak overnight. OR cover beans with water until they're covered by two inches and bring to a rolling boil. Boil for two minutes, then turn off, cover, and let soak for 1 hour.
  2. Drain the beans and cover with hot water. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer until beans are tender, about 2 hours.
  3. Do not drain. Mash with a potato masher or process in the food processor until mashed.
  4. Dice the onion.
  5. Mince the garlic.
  6. Mince the jalapeno.
  7. In the skillet, melt the beef bacon fat.
  8. Add the onions and saute until tender.
  9. Add the garlic, jalapeno, chili powder, cumin, salt, and the red pepper.
  10. Heat, stirring, about 1 minute. Add the beans.
  11. Cook over medium heat until a thick paste forms, about 10 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 311kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 11gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 191mgPotassium: 724mgFiber: 8gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 319IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 65mgIron: 3mg

Notes

Makes about 2 pounds, the equivalent of 2 cans of refried beans.
Very low in saturated fat; no cholesterol; high in dietary fiber, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, selenium and thiamin.

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