All Easy Recipes. Cook all that you can cook. Refried Beans
 
What You Need:            (To Serve: 6 - 8)
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  • 1 pound dried pinto beans, soaked overnight then drained
  • 1 quart water
  • ½ pound Spanish Chorizo Sausage or Mexican chorizo
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
  • 1 large yellow onion, peeled and chopped
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • ½ cup chopped fresh coriander
  • ¼ cup freshly rendered lard (optional)
  • 1 cup white cheese, grated (Mexican or Jack cheese)
  • ½ cup chopped pork cracklings (optional)
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

  • How To Cook:
    1. Place the soaked and drained beans in a heavy 3-quart saucepan and add 1 quart of water.

    2. Simmer, covered, until they can be mashed with a potato masher, about 45 minutes.

    3. You may have to add more water. Don't make them mushy.

    4. In the meantime, pan-fry the chorizo and set it aside.

    5. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and saute the garlic, onion, and cumin seeds.

    6. Add the rest of the ingredients to the mashed beans and cook over medium heat for about 15 minutes.


     
     
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