Frijoles Refritos Recipe

Beans, along with rice and corn, are one of the trilogies of Mexican cuisine. This creamy recipe is the perfect appetizer, side dish, and layer to many dishes like tostadas, molletes, or just topped with cheese and corn chips.

Course Appetizers

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword how to make refried beans recipe, how to make refried black beans, mexican refried beans recipe, refried black beans

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 22

Servings Servings

Calories 167kcal

Author Mely Martínez

Ingredients

3 cups cooked beans, with some of the cooking liquid
⅓ cup white onion, finely chopped
3 tablespoon lard vegetable oil, olive oil, bacon or chorizo drippings
To garnish: Mexican Crumbling Cheese and Tortilla chips.
Salt to taste

Instructions

Heat the oil or tablespoons of lard in a frying pan over medium-low heat.
Sauté the onions until they simmer and become transparent, and start to brown.
Add the beans and mash down using a potato masher until they become a paste. Blend to a smooth puree and then add them to the frying pan where the onions are being browned. "They will become a thick puree; keep scrapping from the edges and bottom of the pan. If you prefer to add a little more oil, this is the time".
Tilt the frying pan sideways and form a roll with the bean paste. I like to flip them like pancakes a little bit. Taste to check if it needs salt.

To serve, place them on a plate. Sprinkle with cheese and garnish with tortilla chips.

Notes

I can add chop bacon before the onions; you could also use chorizo
Use your immersion blender if you find that you prefer a creamier texture.

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