Chorizo Refried Beans

By ctaubenheim

Ingredients

• 4 links smoked mexican chorizo
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 white onion, finely diced
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
• 1 (15.5oz) cans red kidney beans
• 1 to 2 cups low sodium chicken stock
• kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Details

Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 40mins

Preparation

Step 1

Finely chop the chorizo into small dice. In a heavy bottomed pot add olive oil and chorizo. Put the pot over low heat and slowly bring the heat up to medium. Fry the chorizo for a few minutes to infuse the olive oil. Using a slotted spoon remove about 1/4 cup of chorizo, for garnish, and set aside. To the remaining chorizo in the pot add the onion and garlic and fry until both are cooked about 2 minutes. Add the beans with their liquid and stock and simmer to allow the flavors to come together about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Use a potato masher to mash the beans into a coarse puree. Alternatively, you could let the beans cool for about 5 minutes and carefully puree in a food processor until smooth. Set aside until ready to use.