Mmm… Mexican food.
Ingredients:
1 pound pinto beans
1 TBS canola oil
1 tsp cumin, coriander
1-2 TBS minced garlic
2 tsp salt
Instructions:
1. Soak beans in a large bowl of water for at least 6 hours. Overnight, or while you’re at work are perfect times.
2. Rinse beans thoroughly. Cook in fresh water at a low simmer for about 1.5 hours. Beans should be very soft.
3. Pour the cooking water out into a container. You’ll want to keep at least 4 cups.
4. Once water is drained, add the oil and garlic to the pan. Saute over medium heat for about 5 minutes. Add salt and spices.
5. Reduce heat to low. Add 3-4 cups of the water back about 1/2 C at a time, while mashing the beans with a potato masher. Total amount of water will depend on your texture preference.
6. Continue to simmer the beans over low heat for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Add more water if they get too dry for you.
Refried beans and a little pico de gallo make for some easy and delicious nachos, or serve along with your favorite Mexican dishes.
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awesome! like i always say, homemade is so much better!
This looks good.
I have never successfully made dried beans without heinous amounts of bloating and gas. 😦 Can beans don’t affect me so strongly. In fact, I cook with can beans all the time.
Is there a secret that I’m not getting? I soak overnight, discard water. Then simmer 1-2 hours, in fresh water. Sure they taste good, but the evil bloating and gas is always present. 😦
Would love some pointers. 🙂
I am frequently too lazy to make my own refried beans because burrito night is supposed to be super easy supper night! lol But these sound good….2 questions though: what size bag? I always get 2lb bags….and also, did you use ground coriander or coriander seeds?
To theauspicioussquirrel: I always soak my beans about 12 hours, drain the beans and thoroughly rinse them before putting them on to cook. I don’t know if this makes any difference really, but I always put 2 bay leaves in each pot of beans I make as well. But the key is to soak well and rinse well.
Sorry, it was a 1 lb bag, and ground coriander. 🙂
Yeah, I agree with Nikki, Auspicious Squirrel…the soaking, rinsing, fresh water to boil in should do it… I’ll look into it to see if any more tips are out there..but usually my homemade beans are much easier on my digestion than canned beans. I’m not sure the bay leaf is really doing anything, but nice attempt Nik! 😉
Thanks – Sara & Nikki, perhaps I’ve only been soaking them 8 hours… it’s been awhile… but it may be time to try again… & I’ll be sure to rinse them well. 🙂
I’ve been lazy lately and buying canned beans….
Need to get the bean pot out : )
Thanks for the inspiration.
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