Best Black Beans Recipe

5 from 3 votes

I'm spillin the beans because this is the Best Flavored Black Beans Recipe. These refried frijolitos are highly favored and pantry-friendly all year round. From homemade or canned, this five ingredient recipe will make sure you enjoy them the tastiest. They will be your favorite comforting and easy to make black bean.

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Mexican, Mexican-American

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian

Keyword: Beans Recipe, Black Bean Recipe, Black Beans, Olive Oil, Onion, Refried Black Beans

Servings: people

Calories: 290kcal

Author: Erika Garibay - LQC Recipes

Equipment

Bean Masher
Saute Pan
Knife for mincing and small chopping
Chopping board

Ingredients

2 cups Cooked black beans
1.5 cup Black bean water or water
3/4 cup Onion white onion, small chopped
4 tbsp Oil extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp Kosher salt or 3/4 tsp sea salt or, to taste

Optional

2 cloves garlic minced
1/2 tsp ground cumin for just a tad use just a dash.
1 whole serrano pepper optional for spicy.

Instructions

How to make The Best Refried Black Beans

Small chop or 3/4 cup of a white onion. (To add chile, see notes below)
Heat small pan on medium/low heat and add oil. Allow oil to heat for 2 minutes.
Add chopped onions / optional garlic / pepper to pan and let saute in oil for about 3-4 minutes on medium heat. With a pan safe cooking utensil, stir the onion mixture frequently to ensure it only saute's and does not burn.
Add drained black beans, bean water and salt to pan. Let warm for about 10 minutes on same medium heat.
Now that beans have heated, mashing the black beans will be easy. With bean masher, mash beans for about a minute until desired consistency is reached. Stir beans from pans edges into center and mash any additional whole beans.
Once finished, turn stove off.

Notes

Recipe yield: about 3 cups refritos.
Storage: Keep beans in food safe storage and keep covered. Refrigerate and use within 7 days for best flavor.
Want a spicy depth to your beans? Add fresh chopped pepper or chile de arbol during step 3.
Enjoy beans with a thicker consistency? Use only 1 cup bean water or water.
Need to use less EVOO? use as little as 2 tablespoons for the recipe of this size.
The smoother you'd like the consistency the longer you'll mash the beans (example, 2.5-3 minutes).
If your beans are runny, don't worry, once they cool they will set. Allow them to heat on low heat and the excess liquid will reduce. Keep an eye on your beans to prevent them from losing your desired bean consistency. You got this!
Garlic cloves minced are completely optional but recommended if using canned beans that lack additional natural flavoring. If not using fresh, jarred minced garlic will also work.

For full notes and tips visit the post at LatinasQueComen website, search for Refried Black Beans. Thank you for your shares and support of LQC!

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