Refried Black Beans

Fríjoles Negros Refritos

Preparation info
  • Makes 1 quart , serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Complex

Appears in
La Comida del Barrio

By Aarón Sánchez

Published 2003

  • About

Beans are an indispensable staple in the Mexican home and served at every meal because they are cheap, filling, and a good source of vegetarian protein, inevitably, there are always leftover beans hanging around the kitchen, hence the need to find new and different ways of using them up; that’s how refritos was born. Refrito does not y translate as “twice fried” but “fried well”. A pot of beans takes on a new form when mashed and cooked until the liquid concentrates and the be