# Frijoles Refritos

A recipe for refried beans, inspired by a famous taqueria in Monterrey.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- unos frijoles pintos
- 0.5 cebolla
- 4 dientes de ajo
- unas hojas de laurel
- sal
- 5 chiles guajillos
- 2 chiles anchos
- 3 chiles de árbol
- agua tibia
- frijoles
- manteca de puerco
- orégano
- comino
- tortilla de harina o de maiz

## Instructions

1. Wash and soak pinto beans overnight.
2. Boil the beans with half an onion, garlic cloves, bay leaves and salt.
3. Blend five guajillo peppers, two ancho peppers, and three árbol peppers in dry, then with warm water.
4. Liquefy the beans with water.
5. In the same pot where the beans were, add pork lard, the beans, the marinade, oregano, cumin and stir well.
6. Pass a small portion to make it refried.
7. Heat a flour or corn tortilla.

## Equipment

- pot
- blender
- spoon
- pan

## Tips

- Consistency and stain the tortilla with shortening, you did well.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1DVNKkaSR2/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/52e73f6f-cf2a-4127-b719-47939fe51d4a
- Extracted: 2025-06-11

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