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Homemade Refried Beans

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Homemade Refried Beans

Dried pinto beans simmered until tender then mashed and pan fried with butter and onion.

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servings: 3

total time: 2 hours

added on 03/02/2017

recipe by: Frankie

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Stir together the beans, water, cumin, chili powder, and 1/4 tsp salt in a large saucepan or pot over medium-high heat and bring to a rapid boil.
When the water start rapidly boiling place a lid on the pan and reduce the heat to medium-low.
Simmer the beans until very tender, about 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Drain the beans over a large container to reserve all the liquid.
Place the drained beans in a large bowl along with about 1 cup of the reserved liquid.
Mash the beans with a potato masher until mashed very well.
Melt the butter in a large saute pan over medium-high heat.
Add the onion to the pan and cook while stirring for about 1 minute.
Add the beans to the pan and cook while stirring until thickened, about 5 minutes.
If needed, stir in a little more of the reserved liquid until you reach a desired consistency.
Season with salt & pepper to taste.

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