Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, refried beans vegetarian and vegan. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Not all refried beans are created the same. Many traditional refried beans are made with lard. Which is not a vegetarian or vegan safe ingredient. If you are going to eat canned beans be sure to look for 'vegetarian' refried beans as they are made with plant-based oils instead of the lard.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook refried beans vegetarian and vegan using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Refried Beans Vegetarian and Vegan:
- Take 1 lb dried pinto beans
- Take 1 small onion, whole but peel this one
- Prepare 3 cloves garlic, whole don't peel these
- Make ready Salt
- Prepare Another small onion, peel and rough chop this one
- Prepare 2 more cloves garlic if small use 3, peel & coarsely chop these
- Prepare Good tasting vegetable oil that you like
- Make ready Salt and pepper
- Prepare Water
Just soak beans overnight, then cook with seasonings until tender. Soak beans in water to cover overnight. Drain beans and discard onion and garlic. Place the beans in a large saucepan, and cover with an inch of water.
Instructions to make Refried Beans Vegetarian and Vegan:
- Soak beans in water to cover overnight. Drain and rinse well. Using fresh water and large pot, cover beans by at least 4 inches of water, bring to boil, add a Tb salt, 1 small onion (peeled but not cut), and 3 garlic cloves, unpeeled. Lower heat, cover, and cook beans until soft, about 90 mins - 2 hours. Drain beans and discard onion and garlic. Do not omit this step. You must remove it all.
- In bowl of lg food processor, add 1/2 of the beans, 2/3 cup water, second onion, & garlic cloves, 2 tsps salt & little pepper. Process to a thinnish pasty mixture. (Next batch will be thicker mixture). Put 1st batch in lg bowl, set aside.
- Second batch will be beans & water only. Put the rest of beans in processor, add 1/4 cup water and process until very thick mixture where you have a choice here to leave it a bit chunky to get a bite or add more water and process until smooth. 2 batches will have 2 different consistencies. Mix both together.
- Heat 2 Tbsps oil in very large skillet. Add beans, stir and cook beans about 15 mins, keep stirring, adding more water if needed to get correct consistency. Taste and adjust salt.
- Serve with anything you like. Tomatoes, diced onions, lettuce, cheddar, sour cream, salsa, chopped chives, olives, jalapenos, candied jalapenos, my new fave, etc.
Drain beans and discard onion and garlic. Place the beans in a large saucepan, and cover with an inch of water. Place over high heat, and bring to a boil. When the beans have come to a boil, drain, and return them to the same pot. Before you jump to Refried Beans Vegetarian and Vegan recipe, you may want to read this short interesting healthy tips about Healthy Eating Doesn't Have To Be A Chore.
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