Refried Beans
Yaroslav de la Peña Smirnov
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Refried beans are a classic Mexican side dish or appetizer, perfect with totopos or tortilla chips. This recipe yields two adult portions.
2 adult portions
400-500g can of pre-cooked beans
1/4 onion
3-4 garlic cloves
Cumin
Paprika
2-4 spoonfuls butter
Cooking oil (can be olive oil)
Add the oil and the butter to the frying pan and heat to medium heat.
Chop the onion and mince the garlic.
Once the frying pan is heated, add the onion and garlic to the pan, and fry them for about 3 minutes.
Add salt, cumin, and paprika to taste. Usually I add paprika until the mix is a brownish red. Mix with your spatula, and let fry for about 5 minutes.
Open the can of beans and pour the beans into the pan. Depending on how liquid you want the refried beans to be, you can use all or just some part of the liquid inside the can. I usually get rid of some of the liquid from the can before pouring the beans.
Mash the beans and mix. Let them fry at medium-low to medium heat for about 5 to 10 minutes, mixing from time to time.
Serve, and enjoy with some totopos.