Healthy Refried Beans

PCC Pressure Cooker Recipe

Healthy Refried Beans

Refried beans have always been a staple of Mexican cuisine, and are also a great addition to any vegetarian meal. As part of the main meal, as a side dish, a dip or used as a paste for tortillas, refried beans provide fibre, protein, folate, iron and complex carbohydrates that the human body needs.

Beans take a notoriously long time to cook, and when not cooked properly, cannot be mashed. But with a pressure cooker, anyone can easily perfect this healthy refried beans recipe in so much less time than with other cooking methods!

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients:

450g pre-cooked pinto or black beans*
2 large garlic cloves, peeled
1 large onion, cut into large chunks
900 ml water
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp cumin

**To pre-cook, wash and pick through the beans. Place beans in pressure cooker and add 675 ml of water for every 225 g of beans. Add in 2 tsps of salt, cover and bring to high pressure. Cook for 5 minutes, remove from heat and use the natural method of cooling and releasing. Drain well and set aside.

Instructions:

Place all ingredients in pressure cooker, including drained beans. Cover and lock lid.
Bring to high pressure and cook for 15 minutes. Allow cooker to cool and release pressure naturally.
Mash beans with masher. Add chilli powder and cumin, adding more for spicier refried beans or lessening for a milder flavour. Mix well.
Serve with salsa, tacos, burritos, enchiladas, chimichangas or just about any other food!

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