World’s Best Refried Beans

Name: World’s Best Refried Beans
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a side
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 slices tempeh or seitan bacon, chopped (see Note); ¼ teaspoon dried oregano, preferably Mexican oregano; Small handful (2 to 3 tablespoons) fresh cilantro leaves, chopped (optional); Freshly ground black pepper; ¼ cup (60 ml) beer (see Note); ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika; 2 (15- ounce/425- g) cans pinto beans including their liquid; 2 tablespoons food-grade cocoa butter; 2 garlic cloves, minced; kosher sea salt; ½ onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup/125 g); ½ jalapeño, stemmed and seeded, finely chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a side

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Pescan

By Abbie Cornish and Jacqueline King Schiller

Published 2019

About

Jacq: Surprisingly, one of the best things I ever ate in Mexico was beans on toast. The chef who made them was kind enough to let me in on a couple of secret ingredients—cocoa butter and beer! The cocoa butter lends a wonderful complexity while beer adds a subtle earthy flavor and a touch of acidity. I’ve thrown in tempeh bacon for a meaty smokiness.

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