Gringo Refried Beans
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 3 cups pinto beans (soaked overnight, if desired)
- 5 cups water
- 1 large onion, quartered
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 large bay leaf
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon liquid smoke
- 6 pieces bacon
- 1 cup onion, diced
- 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
- 1 -2 jalapeno, minced (seeds removed if desired)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dry adobo seasoning (Adobo Seco)
- 1 lime
- salt, to taste
- oil, if needed
directions
-
Cook your Pintos:
- Wash beans and remove all gravel and such.
- Place beans, water, onions and garlic in pressure cooker.
- Add spices.
- Close lid and bring to pressure.
- Cook on medium heat for 55-65 minutes. Release pressure and test for doneness. Cook an additional 10 minutes, only if needed. Remove the onion and drain the beans, saving ALL of the cooking liquid.
-
Get down to the tasty business:
- Saute the bacon until crispy, remove and devour at will (chef's prerogative!).
- Add the onion to the rendered bacon fat and saute until caramelized (about 8 minutes). Add garlic, jalapeno, and Adobo Seco and saute a couple more minutes, adding some oil if necessary.
- Put sauteed onion mixture in food processor along with about 2 cups of the cooked beans, puree.
- Add the puree to the rest of the beans in the cooking pot- stir to mix.
- Add the juice of one lime and season with salt, stir. Taste the beans. (It can take a lot of salt as this makes a large batch of beans.) Adjust salt to taste. If the mixture seems dry, add a bit of the left-over bean water until you reach the desired consistency.
- Serve topped with cheese. Lots of cheese. :).
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Lizzymommy
Round Rock, Texas