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Homemade Refried Beans

just 10 minutes on the stovetop using canned pinto beans!
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Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 2
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 16 oz can pinto beans
  • 1 tbsp lard or butter
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp garlic powder

Equipment

  • saucepan
  • masher

Method
 

  1. Melt lard in medium saucepan.
  2. Open a can of beans and drain them a little if there is a lot of liquid (reserve the liquid to add in case the beans seem too thick as you start mashing), leaving enough liquid so that the beans are barely covered. 
  3. Place beans in a medium saucepan with the melted lard. Stir in the salt, cumin, and garlic powder.
  4. Heat over medium-high heat until bubbly about 5 minutes.
  5. Mix and mash the bean to the consistency you like.
  6. Serve while warm

Notes

If you prefer garlic cloves over garlic powder you can add the cloves to the melted lard and sauté it for 1-2 minutes before adding the beans, salt, and cumin.
An immersion blender can be used to blend the beans to a thinner consistency.