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Refried beans

Refried beans

A staple of the Tex-mex cooking, these easy beans can be used in quesadillas, tacos, salads or burritos.

Prep15 min
Cook60 min
Servings4
Cal/serving388
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Ingredients

Servings
4
  • Olive Oil20 ml

Instructions

6 steps
  1. 1

    Soak the beans overnight in plenty of water.

  2. 2

    Bring the beans to the boil in 1.2 litres/2 pints of water and boil until tender. Reserve the cooking water.

  3. 3

    In a large frying pan, heat the oil and butter and sweat the onion until softened.

  4. 4

    Fry the bacon until cooked.

  5. 5

    Mash the beans as fine as you like, then mix them with the bacon and onion mixture.

  6. 6

    Add some of the reserved cooking water to the beans to give you the same consistency as double cream. Serve.

Nutrition

1 serving ≈ 200 g

Nutrition values are estimates. - means data is unavailable.

388
kcal
20g
Protein
29g
Carbs
21g
Fat
10g
Fiber

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