Refried Beans
Perfectly creamy refried pinto beans cooked in lard with white onion — the foundation of Mexican cuisine.
Total time
30 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Mexican
vegetariangluten-free
Ingredients
500gpinto beans, cooked in broth
1white onion, diced
4 clovesgarlic, minced
4 tbsplard or vegetable oil
1 tspsalt
200mlbean broth or water
queso frescoto serve
Instructions
1
Heat lard in a wide heavy pan over medium heat.
2
Fry onion until deep golden and slightly charred.
3
Add garlic and cook 1 minute.
4
Add beans with some broth, mash with a potato masher as they cook.
5
Continue adding broth and mashing until desired consistency.
6
Cook 10 minutes until beans are creamy and pulling away from sides of pan.
7
Season with salt, scatter with queso fresco and serve with warm tortillas.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.
Calories
15
Protein
0.5g
Fat
0g
Carbs
3.5g
Fiber
0.5g
Sodium
479mg
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