Refried Black Beans

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i have been looking for a refried beans recipe for a long time. i have tried some but didn't like it. till i saw ree's episode and tried it. this was the taste i was looking for and family loved it.

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To Bob_4986262, I have always been told not to salt beans until they are almost done cooking. Salt causes them not to soften. Maybe thats the problem. : We really enjoyed these beans and will add them to my regular rotation.

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very good.

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Great recipe....quick thoughts though....make sure you season the final product with salt (mine were a little bland. Also, don't believe the recipe on this website....two inches of water to cover the beans is WAY too much. I had to keep taking water out as the beans cooked. Lastly, it may take more than two hours to prepare...three hours was perfect. Keeping all that in mind, they were a GREAT side dish with the other dishes in this episode. My husband was thrilled, impressed and suggested we make this for guests. Enjoy!

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I don't know what went wrong; I soaked the beans overnight (plus some. I cooked them at a simmer for several hours while I was preparing some other dishes. The beans just sat there and looked like black beans in water. After about 4 hours, they finally appeared to have more a paste-like consistency. So I put them in a pan with some butter and mashed them, and they felt hard. They tasted crunchy - really crunchy - not at all right. So we threw them away. I guess I'll have to give up on beans that we soak. This is the 2nd time, as my wife had made baked beans from dried, soaked beans, with the same result. I was excited about this because I like black beans and really wanted to radically reduce the sodium. Any guesses as to what we did wrong?

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Very delicious and easy. I got too much water in so they were a bit thin, but that was my fault, but I now know for next time how to adjust. I also left the cumen out because no one in my family likes cumen. I didn't replace it with anything, I just left it out and they were good. Served with fajitas.

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These were so good! I prefer black beans over pinto so I think this recipe was brilliant. I had a bag of black beans in my pantry forever waiting for an inspiring idea. This was it! I added chili powder and hot sauce (I like my beans spicy. We would up eating most right on the stove top while the rest of dinner was cooking. So great - thanks Ree!

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I saw this episode and coulnd't wait overnight to eat these beans! I had some canned beans and made a few adaptations- we had it for dinner and my husband AND toddler loved it! If you're in a pinch (easily fits a dinner for 2 15oz canned black beans (drained and rinsed into a pot with 1/4 of a sweet onion finely chopped, 1 garlic clove finely chopped, and half a can of seasoned stewed tomatoes. Put enough water in it to cover everything, and simmer until the water is reduced by half. Add 1 tablespoon of butter, a 1-inch strip of green bell pepper finely diced. Smash everything with a potato masher until you can't tell there's tomatoes in it and most of the water is gone. Serve in tacos or as a side dish. YUM!!

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Made these without the butter, and left it a little looser! Ate it with the rice and had a delicious vegetarian meal!

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I love these beans... this is a delicious recipe! I am not a fan of pinto beans, the black bean has won my heart. SOOOO good!