You will need two 15 ounce cans of beans or about 2 3 4 cups of canned beans.
How to make canned beans into refried beans. I never seem to tire of it. Turn a can of refried beans into restaurant quality in a matter of minutes. Authentic refried beans are easy to make at home with canned pinto beans. Typically when you ask someone what their favorite restaurant is it s.
But the interesting stuff in all the refried bean recipes i know begins after the beans are cooked in water. Stir cover and cook for 5 minutes. Serve tortilla chips and refried black beans warm or chilled topped with a little sour cream or nonfat greek yogurt and fresh chives. When most of us think of refried beans it s the pinto bean version that comes to mind and for good reason.
They just need a few seasonings and and a potato masher and you ll have refried beans like a restaurant but at home in a skillet on your stovetop in less than half an hour. Then simply substitute the canned beans for the cooked beans called for in our recipe below. Heat vegetable oil in small pot with jalapeno for 2 3 minutes over medium high heat. Sauté olive oil garlic cumin and chili powder together until fragrant.
Pinto beans left make refried beans with an extra creamy texture while black beans have an earthier flavor. Reduce the heat to low and remove the lid. Pinto beans make absolutely stunning refried beans cooked pinto beans have a slightly sweet earthy flavor and are plump tender and creamy which means they. Face it though we don t all have the time to make a from scratch version heck sometimes we don t have much more time than it takes to heat up a can of refried beans as a quick side for just about anything mexican or southwestern.
How do you make refried beans from canned beans. Pour in the drained beans and water. You will still cook onions garlic and spices in a skillet and then add the canned beans. Only two simple add ins and it ll feel like you re eating at your favorite mexican restaurant right at home.
Kids even go crazy for them and they re great for parties too. Stir so everything is combined. Bring to a boil on medium high heat and cook for 10 minutes stirring very often. Stir pinto beans cumin chili powder and salt into mashed garlic and cook until beans are thoroughly heated about 5 minutes.
Refried beans are so often misunderstood unless you ve had great ones preferably made homemade from dried pintos og style. Use a potato masher or the back of a fork to mash up about at least half of the beans until you reach your desired consistency. Just proceed with any recipe starting from the frying part and use your rinsed drained canned beans. Mexican food is far and beyond my most favorite food.