Slow Cooker Refried Beans With Bacon Food

HOMEMADE REFRIED BEANS

Steps:

• Rinse beans and check for dirt or debris.
• Place all ingredients in a 4QT slow cooker except drippings. Cook on High for 8 hours.
• Remove the beans from the slow cooker reserving the cooking liquid.
• Mash beans to desired consistency adding water as needed. Stir in bacon drippings if desired. Taste and season with salt & pepper.

INSTANT POT BACONY REFRIED BEANS

Steps:

• Set a 6-quart Instant Pot® to saute on high (see Cook's Note) and cook the bacon, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and the fat has rendered, about 7 minutes. Add the onion, bell pepper, garlic, beans, 4 teaspoons salt and 5 cups water and stir to combine. Follow the manufacturer's guide for locking the lid and preparing to cook. Set to pressure cook on high for 45 minutes. After the pressure cook cycle is complete, follow the manufacturer's guide for quick release and wait until the quick release cycle is complete. Be careful of any remaining steam and unlock and remove the lid. Stir to combine.
• Using a potato masher or an immersion blender, smash the beans so that all of the beans have been crushed but the mixture is thick and not completely smooth (refried beans should still be pourable at this point, but they will thicken as they sit). Transfer to a large bowl, let sit 10 minutes to thicken and serve.

REFRIED BEANS

Steps:

• Rinse the beans thoroughly, then place them in a large pot with the bacon. Pour water over the top. Use enough water to cover the beans by 1 or 2 inches. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce the heat to low and cover. Simmer for 2 to 3 hours. If the liquid seems to evaporate too quickly, add more water during the cooking process. The beans are done when they're fork tender, without much bite.
• Add the chili powder, salt and pepper. Stir and taste, adjusting the seasoning as necessary. Add in other seasonings as desired.
• Heat the fat in a large skillet and cook the onions until translucent. Add the beans to the skillet and mash them until they're the consistency you want. Stir and cook them until heated, then add the grated cheese. Top with the jalapenos.

SLOW COOKER HOMEMADE BEANS

Steps:

• Drain soaking liquid from beans, and place them in a Slow Cooker.
• Stir ketchup, water, molasses, onion, mustard, salt, bacon, and brown sugar into the beans until well mixed.
• Cover, and cook on LOW for 8 to 10 hours, stirring occasionally if possible, though not necessary.

CROCK POT REFRIED BEANS

Steps:

• The night before you want to cook the beans.
• Rinse beans several times in warm water.
• Put them in a large pot.
• Cover with cold water up to 2-3 inches above beans.
• Let set over night.
• Drain and rinse beans.
• Layer bacon strips on bottom of crock pot.
• Top with remaining ingredients and beans.
• Cover with water about 1 inch or so above beans.
• Add remaining ingredients to pot.
• Turn on and cook all day until beans are tender.
• Bacon will float to the top but that's ok.
• Remove bay leaves.
• Mash beans with potato masher.
• As mashed as you like them.
• I mash the bacon up with the beans but you can remove it.
• I like to leave it with some whole beans too.
• You can re-cook these in a non stick skillet.
• Serve with grated cheese and chopped green onions.
• Or anything else that you like to go with your beans.

REFRIED BEANS WITHOUT THE REFRY

Steps:

• Place the onion, rinsed beans, jalapeno, garlic, salt, pepper, and cumin into a slow cooker. Pour in the water and stir to combine. Cook on High for 8 hours, adding more water as needed. Note: if more than 1 cup of water has evaporated during cooking, then the temperature is too high.
• Once the beans have cooked, strain them, and reserve the liquid. Mash the beans with a potato masher, adding the reserved water as needed to attain desired consistency.