Refried Beans Vegetarian and Vegan

Name: How to cook Refried Beans Vegetarian and Vegan - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: many
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Heide

Refried Beans Vegetarian and Vegan

Watched Guatemalan Woman make refried beans years ago. I make them often. Still. This is how she did hers.

Ingredient

Food ration :

many

1 lb

dried pinto beans

small onion, whole but peel this one

3 cloves

garlic, whole don't peel these

more cloves garlic if small use 3, peel & coarsely chop these

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Soak beans in water to cover overnight. Drain and rinse well. Using fresh water and large pot, cover beans by at least 4 inches of water, bring to boil, add a Tb salt, 1 small onion (peeled but not cut), and 3 garlic cloves, unpeeled. Lower heat, cover, and cook beans until soft, about 90 mins - 2 hours. Drain beans and discard onion and garlic. Do not omit this step. You must remove it all.

* Step 2

In bowl of lg food processor, add 1/2 of the beans, 2/3 cup water, second onion, & garlic cloves, 2 tsps salt & little pepper. Process to a thinnish pasty mixture. (Next batch will be thicker mixture). Put 1st batch in lg bowl, set aside.

* Step 3

Second batch will be beans & water only. Put the rest of beans in processor, add 1/4 cup water and process until very thick mixture where you have a choice here to leave it a bit chunky to get a bite or add more water and process until smooth. 2 batches will have 2 different consistencies. Mix both together.

* Step 4

Heat 2 Tbsps oil in very large skillet. Add beans, stir and cook beans about 15 mins, keep stirring, adding more water if needed to get correct consistency. Taste and adjust salt.

* Step 5

Serve with anything you like. Tomatoes, diced onions, lettuce, cheddar, sour cream, salsa, chopped chives, olives, jalapenos, candied jalapenos, my new fave, etc.