Name: Refried beans
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1.5 litre (6 cups) water; 1 brown onion (80g), chopped coarsely; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 1 dried bay leaf; 1/2 fresh small green chilli, chopped finely; 2 tablespoon olive oil; 1 brown onion (80g), chopped finely; 1 tomato (220g), peeled, chopped finely

Ingredients

1.5 litre (6 cups) water

1 brown onion (80g), chopped coarsely

1 clove garlic, crushed

1 dried bay leaf

1/2 fresh small green chilli, chopped finely

2 tablespoon olive oil

1 brown onion (80g), chopped finely

1 tomato (220g), peeled, chopped finely

Method

1.Place beans in a medium bowl, cover with water; stand overnight. Drain.

2.Combine beans, the water, coarsely chopped onion, garlic, bay leaf and chilli in a large saucepan; bring to the boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, for 1 hour or until beans are tender.

3.Drain bean mixture over a heatproof bowl; discard bay leaf; reserve ½ cup of cooking liquid. Blend or process bean mixture with reserved cooking liquid until coarsely mashed.

4.Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat; cook finely chopped onion, stirring, for 5 minutes or until onion softens. Add tomato; cook, stirring, until tomato softens. Stir in bean mixture; cook, stirring, over low heat, for 10 minutes or until thickened; season.

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