- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 2 servings
My family loves these incredible refried beans. In my easy recipe, I’ve shared how to make them completely from scratch as well as a shortcut for using canned beans. Both are delicious!
Ingredient:
- Cook Beans from Scratch
- 1/2 pound (226g) dried pinto beans or dried black beans (about 1 cup)
- 1/2 medium onion, peeled and left whole
- 2 medium cloves garlic
- 4 sprigs fresh cilantro
- 1 bay leaf
- Salt, to taste
- Homemade Refried Beans
- 3 cups (470g) cooked pinto or black beans, see notes for canned
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, butter, lard or bacon drippings
- 1/2 cup chopped onion (1/2 medium onion)
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic (1 medium clove)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin, optional
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper, optional
- 2 to 3 lime wedges
- Optional toppings: sliced or diced jalapeño, crumbled Mexican queso fresco or shredded cheese, diced white onion, diced tomato, or
