Refried beans made with black beans and ancho chilies.
Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 20 minutesminutes
Total Time: 30 minutesminutes
Servings: 6people
Ingredients
2cans black beansdrained
4bacon stripschopped
1oniondiced
4clovesgarlic
1tspsalt
1/2tspblack pepper
1ancho chili
1 1/2cupswater
Instructions
Grind the ancho chili in a spice/coffee grinder until it is fine like a powder. Set aside for later.
Cook the chopped bacon until it is just starting to crisp up. Add the onion and garlic and cook on medium heat until the onion is tender, about 5 minutes.
Add the remaining ingredients (including the ancho chili powder) and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes.
Roughly mash the beans using a potato masher. Do not mash them all. Allow some of the beans to remain whole.
Cook the refried beans for another 5-10 minutes scraping the bottom of the pan, ensuring it does not stick.
Serve with cheese, nachos, on tacos, burritos or just on its own.