CREAMY REFRIED BEANS RECIPES

Steps:

• Pulse chorizo, onion, and garlic together in a food processor until well-chopped.
• Place bacon in a pot and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until bacon starts to render fat, 3 to 5 minutes. Add ground chorizo mixture to bacon; cook and stir until onion softens and is translucent, about 5 minutes. Drain excess fat from pot and season mixture with cumin, salt, and black pepper.
• Stir beans and reserved liquid into pot; cook, stirring occasionally, until beans are heated through and flavors combine, 10 to 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Wash and sort the pinto beans to remove any debris.
• Place the beans in a large bowl and cover with water. Soak for 6 hours, adding more water as necessary to keep the beans submerged.
• drain the beans and transfer to a large pot. Cover by two inches with water and bring to a simmer. Cover the pot and simmer the beans for 2 hours, until very tender.
• Drain the beans, reserving 2 cups of the cooking liquid.
• First, heat a medium-sized skillet over medium-high heat. Add a drizzle of olive oil just to coat the surface of the pan. Swirl the pan to coat with the oil. When the oil shimmers, it’s hot enough.
• Add the garlic and jalapenos and cook for 5 minutes, stirring.
• Add the beans and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add 1/2 cup bean cooking liquid and bring to a simmer. Add the lime juice and paprika and cook until the water is mostly gone and the beans are very soft. Season to taste with salt and if you like, puree or mash the refried beans.