I will never again buy canned re-fried beans again! Making these in a slow cooker is so easy and tastes so much better than the canned variety and it is also more economical.
Here's what you will need: a package of dried pinto beans, an onion, garlic, salt, cumin and diced jalapeno (I substituted diced green chilis)
Just throw everything together in a slow cooker and add water. I substituted 1/2 of the water for chicken broth to add more flavor. I also cut the amount of salt in half. Cook on high for 8 hours. Once the beans have cooked, strain them, and reserve the liquid. Mash the beans with a potato masher, adding the reserved water as needed to attain desired consistency. This original recipe is from Allrecipes.com
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Makes 15 servings
Ingredients:
1
onion, peeled and halved
3 cups
dry pinto beans, rinsed
1/2
fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
2 tablespoons
minced garlic
5 teaspoons
salt
1 3/4 teaspoons
fresh ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon
ground cumin, optional
9 cups
water
Directions
- Place the onion, rinsed beans, jalapeno, garlic, salt, pepper, and cumin into a slow cooker. Pour in the water and stir to combine. Cook on High for 8 hours, adding more water as needed. Note: if more than 1 cup of water has evaporated during cooking, then the temperature is too high.
- Once the beans have cooked, strain them, and reserve the liquid. Mash the beans with a potato masher, adding the reserved water as needed to attain desired consistency.
