Cooking for a Crowd Recipes
Savory Refried Beans
Yield: 50 servings
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 pound 2 ounces onions, chopped
- 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
- 3 pounds 4 ounces canned tomatoes, crushed
- 3 tablespoons chili powder
- 2 tablespoons ground cumin
- 11 pounds pinto beans, cooked or canned, drained (7 pounds 8 ounces drained weight)
Instructions
- Heat oil in a medium size heavy pot. Add onions and cook, stirring often, until soft (10 minutes).
- Add garlic and cook 2 minutes more.
- Stir in tomatoes, chili powder and cumin. Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
- If using canned pintos, rinse to partially remove salt.
- In a food processor, puree beans, adding small amount of the tomato sauce to thin. Leave some beans whole.
- Put beans into pot with remaining sauce and heat, stirring often.