Check out the recipe: www.allrecipes.com/Recipe/257150/Chef-Johns-Refried-Beans/

This is the only person I've ever heard that talks with this inflection

@TheDanielEffect

7 жыл бұрын

123rockfan I luv it s'much

Just one precision: yes, "refried beans" means "fried twice". Why? Because back in the day, when there were no fridges to be had, the first beans of the day were served for breakfast: they were brothy, soupy beans, just cooked with some onion, not garlic, epazote and salt. Then, for lunch, since you had to keep the beans boiling so that they would not spoil, they started to disintegrate and the starch would start seeping into the broth; these beans would be fried in some lard, in which you would fry some onion slices until translucent and sliced chile; you would roughly mash those beans, if at all, because they had already started to thicken, and serve them. These were "fried beans". Then, for dinner, again, these beans were kept boiling until the broth was consumed and the beans turned into a mush; these, you would fry in some more lard while tossing them and turning around the pan until you got a very thick paste you could easily turn over, like a patty. These were the "refried beans". Information given by my grandma, who passed away some six years ago at ninety six, passed onto you from a Mexican kitchen based in Mexico City. :)

@DancingSpiderman

7 жыл бұрын

Patricia Ruiz Yayy! Grandma!

@orangedart6892

7 жыл бұрын

Patricia Ruiz That makes sense!

@rana8778

7 жыл бұрын

Patricia Ruiz very interesting!thank you,may your grandma rest in peace

@SkkyJuse

7 жыл бұрын

Patricia Ruiz Incorrect, it does in fact mean really really fried. Any time you put "re" in front of something in Mexican Spanish it is there for emphasis. For example, the shirt is really ugly...la playera es refea.

@SkkyJuse

7 жыл бұрын

Coincidentally my recipe comes from el D.F. también, cheers.

rain drop, drop top, transfer your beans to a stockpot

I wish Chef John would've stressed this more but...for anyone who has never cooked beans before, just remember he said don't add salt in the beginning. The reason is because salt will halt the softening process of the beans. Always add salt when they are completely cooked and softened. If you add salt too early they will never soften up and that is frustrating. Don't ask me how I know, lol.

I have been watching your videos since I was a little boy chef john. I'm now 24, am a very competent cook and get so much enjoyment out of it. Thank you for mentoring me as I grew up.

my departed mother-in-law from just outside Mexico City made frijoles refritos everyday since she was a little girl ...... your recipe is spot on ......

and, in my family beans are cooked in a large pot to consume during the next few days, they go through 3 stages: first stage is just cooked and beans are left whole with their 'juice', when you eat those you top them with "crema". Next day beans are blended and we call them "colados". And the following day, you use what's left to make refried beans.

Chef John is the Bard of his lard...

What do you get when you mix beans and onions? Tear gas.

@rarad.3793

7 жыл бұрын

Apratim Das the best tasting side dish ever !!!!

@dianemilligan3839

7 жыл бұрын

Apratim Das Good one .. hahaha!!

@FlyDontTrip

7 жыл бұрын

Apratim Das I actually wondered if tear gas was made from onions and beans before I realized I'm an idiot

I love getting my Mexican food recipes at 11 o' clock at night! Wouldn't have it any other way!

Love me some refried beans! 😛❤

Mexican here - and these look scrummy! Lard (manteca), yes! Without it, the beans are okay, not super delish, but they'll do. I give it a C. Lard really does make a big difference. It takes the beans from a C to an A! :) (provided they're salted)

@SkkyJuse

7 жыл бұрын

Xoch Xochitl, I agree there is a lot going on in these, but I know my kiddos would love a spicy bean dip (hold the chipotle, no place for that in refritos) so that's how I'll try it for Super Bowl. Cheers.

I remember when my mom started soaking her beans. We noticed that there was far less gaseous expellant. To this day she calls it "de-gassing".

I've had these with chorizo and the grease from cooking it instead of lard. I'm not sure if it's still authentic that way but they are easily the greatest thing you'll ever put in your mouth.

I appreciate it that you include video/photos of how your recipes look as you are cooking them. Thank you.

You have the greatest sense of cooking humor.

I feel like your voice gets a higher pitch really randomly.

@Arya033

7 жыл бұрын

nao p I never noticed until one day and now I can't get past it lol

I agree about the salt. I do, however, live and die by the addition of cumin...

@ruthbrody1285

7 жыл бұрын

Eric Barnett cumin is my favorite spice!

Epazote and lard! Congrats from one chef to another, you nailed the authentic frijoles recipe! (For even more legit frijoles a big piece of pork rind or chicharrón de puerco is added at the boiling stage)

Why does he sound like he's reciting a poem. His voice just goes up and down.

I like how Chef John doesn't show his face so it's "more about the food" than the chef yet most people come for the commentary and puns.

My wife and I think you're the best! Great recipes and personality to match.

always excellently written! will never stop watching your videos.

as mexican, I approve that pro tip: When mixing in the pan, add cheese, or mexican chorizo (cooked) or served in tacos using "tortillas de harina"

I'm pissed and grateful at the same time! I went looking for a chef John recipe for refried beans 2 weeks ago and obviously struck out. Ended up going with another recipe that didn't call for lard or chipotle pepper - I know sacrilegious. Anyhow my beans turned out OK, but now I am super stoked to give the Chef John version a try! Thanks!

Perfect! I hereby declare this recipe Authentic! Exactly how we make them in Arizona! And no salt until the very end! Good man! Here's a tip: When you are soaking your beans overnight, add a capful or two of vinegar (I prefer white, but apple cider is fine). It won't alter the taste at all and it will take the "power" out of them, if you know what I mean. !!! Always, always sort and soak dried beans of any kind. Beans are very dirty and they often have small rocks mixed in. Rinse them in a colander after you sort, then soak and rinse, changing the water for fresh to cook them in. Yes, you can use canned beans, but they are full of salt and other additives and, besides, they just won't have the same texture or taste nearly as good in the end.

notification squad 🙋

You made these PERFECTLY, Chef John.

don't call them soaked beans, call them Activated Beans... that way hipsters will enjoy this

@Epicdino2912

7 жыл бұрын

hes saving it for the almond butter video

@acmulhern

7 жыл бұрын

Christmas Crustacean I thought they were called raw, sprouted beans. But I'm disappointed that they aren't organic.

@wiibaron

7 жыл бұрын

Oh please! Hipsters don't enjoy anything. Ironic social complaints not included.

You don't cook beans just to "refry" them, you cook them, eat some let them sit overnight and then refry them the next day! If you're Mexican you know this.

@nshvh

7 жыл бұрын

Kim Jong-un I didn't know Kim jong un was Mexican!

@kazoopate

7 жыл бұрын

Or cooking corned beef just to make corned beef hash.(Which Chef John does BTW.)

It'd be cool if there was a contest to get to a chance spend a day being able to cook with Chef John. He makes really great recipes and is very funny.

Thanks Chef! I've bean needing a good refried bean recipe for a long time, and I'd never heard of epazote before, but will look for it at the mexican market up the street and give this a try!

This is awesome!! I love refried beans, and now I have a great recipe! I just rendered some lard last week, so I'm ready to make refried beans!!!!

I'm Jewish I make them with chicken fat or beef fat I also add cheese at the end.

yes! thank you!! I requested this on the spinach farro recipe

Chef! this was my request last week!. thanks dude.

THANK YOU! I've been wanting to look up how refried beans are made and if I could make them easily.

My grandma puts pork skins when she boils the beans to give it a nice porky flavor. Not too bad Chef Juan =)

Thank you! It's hard to find them in a can were I live! its so hard to find Mexican food that i grow my own jalapeños! I would love more Mexican food from scratch videos!

Please make some borracho beans☺ I get so mad at myself that I am Hispanic and don't know how to make them😑Keep the Mexican dishes coming, and thank you for your delicious videos!! 😙😚😍😘😗😎

finally this mexican knows how to make frijoles!! lol thanks chef john

great video chef John! I cook mine with salt pork... so good!! 😋

No cayenne makes me sad, but wait! Chipotle makes me happy, serrano makes me even happier and I figure I can get through my grief for the missing cayenne by eating the entire recipe all by my lonesome. Which is how I'll be tomorrow as well because beans beans the magical fruit... :D

Magnificent! Thanks Chef.

am i the only one here who thinks that chef John is the culinary version of Neil Degrasse Tyson? 😂

@ASMRBoosters

7 жыл бұрын

Nuhan Hidayat Neil is the astrophysicist version of chef John you mean

@danielleanderson6371

7 жыл бұрын

Well Chef John is a friendly, well-meaning chef who makes funny jokes, and NDT is a stuck-up physicist with little to no sense of humor. But other than that they're identical.

@michaelmeltzer5210

7 жыл бұрын

You shouldn't insult Chef John by comparing him that clown Tyson. An apology to Chef John seems the appropriate thing to do Nuhan.

@MrZootSuitz

7 жыл бұрын

Neil is trash unlike john

@gregarmstrong8227

7 жыл бұрын

Nuhan Hidayat a

"I'm a bean soaker from way back." Right On, Chef!

i love you chef john! i rewoked a ton of you recipes for myself in school! i would love to see more sous vide. but your carnitas are the ills ever

You used lard to make the refritos! Good job, Chef John

"But they're mine nachos" 🥁😆👍🏾

I'm allergic to beans, can I substitute them for salmon?

@jdod64

7 жыл бұрын

Bryce Piper yes.

@themightycaolf6549

7 жыл бұрын

Idk, why don't you find out?

@normrubio

7 жыл бұрын

Bryce Piper LOL

@MrAndrewmcgibbon

7 жыл бұрын

Bryce Piper yes, But use rendered Reindeer fat instead of lard

@reptilionsarehere

7 жыл бұрын

Bryce Piper I'm allergic to Salmon... can I substitute it with bananas?

I can't wait to try this. I've tried many recipes and they were all just OK. This method might make it takes more like the beans we eat at some of my favorite places. I LOVE refried beans if they are done right. This looks right :) Thank you for this recipe! Melody :)

Respect on the use of epazote🖒👍

I love adding half an onion while I cook the beans. It adds even more flavor and it's how my mom always made it. This recipe is pretty authentic if I do say so myself 😁

those look so good! *drools on self*

Perfect Chef John video!!! Can't wait to try these and looking forward to the next video. They NEVER disappoint! :-)

i just got a recipe and made some from scratch for the first time last week. im gonna try yours next! it looks much better.

I love you Chef John! You serve CORN with every episode, wether it's in the recipe or not!😂❤️

this has bean the best video of my entire day!

"What are you watching?" "A cooking channel on youtube" "It sounds like a cartoon"

I actually laughed out loud. "These are mine. Not yohs." Best nacho joke going!

I'm from New Mexico; we know beans, these are delicious. Thanks Chef John.

Ya guys make sure to swirl it at the end to give it the " cow pie" effect. Very important.

so weird...I was having a taco bell burrito today n was like if I can just learn how to make my own refried beans id be all set lol thanks chef :)

I'm only here for the puns. ;) "Because they're mine, nachos."

You're the Jean-Luc Picard of whether to use lard.

Yay!!! I always wonder how to make this!!

@rarad.3793

7 жыл бұрын

Jenene Shinoda really ?????

When I saw what I expected to be coconut oil and you said it was lard I got extremely happy. Not sure why, but there you have it.

Some people use vegetable oil/shortening for dietary reasons.

can a pressure cooker be used?

The lard is definitely the secret ingredient in refríed beans.

😂 Mesa(Meza) is a swahili term for Table. Am kenyan thank you fr bomb recipes chef John

hey Chef John, do you think roasting the garlic prior to boiling will change the flavor alot? also will duck fat overpower the flavor of the beans also??

You are the man chief John. :)

You be di king, of dis refried bean ting

Looks amazing!!!! Thanks :-)

thanks chef, keep 'em coming

Loved the pun. :D

Chef John - Is there a reason you don't use the bean "broth" water from when it's soaking and just replace that with fresh water? I feel like the flavor is more intense if you used the soaked bean water. But I may be wrong.

We are the Queen of our bean. I guess you're the King of this thing.

Danke!!!! Super Bowl yummies, here we come! : )

YUM!!!!! Love ALL your videos!!!

Beautiful Refried Beans Chef.... I bet those babies tasted good... :)

"I like refried beans. That's why I wanna try fried beans, because maybe they're just as good and we're just wasting time. You don't have to fry them again after all." - Mitch Hedberg

Very nice, thanks chef. Now who in their right mind would not soak their beans? That's crazytalk!

Very fine line between "improving the presentation" factor, and "making it look even more like a cow patty" with this dish. Use caution...

I love refried beans. I really want some Mexican food.

As a mexican, I approve! ¡Frijoles refritos, delicioso! And yes, you are right about the "refried" term meaning "well fried".

Their mine, nachos hahaha

can you teach us how to make toast please?

@ASMRBoosters

7 жыл бұрын

OMGshinyobject I second this...

@modest_mind2526

7 жыл бұрын

Still waiting on my suggested how to boil water video...

@rarad.3793

7 жыл бұрын

OMGshinyobject hahahaha right!!!!!

@Anthraxicus

7 жыл бұрын

OMGshinyobject If I'm not mistaken good toast starts with champagne and a thoughful pause.

@fg87fgd

7 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, I could think of Chefsteps doing a video on how to boil super-purified spring water (sous vide, of course, with their "Joules")....

Thanks! This is my food wish!

yum, thanks Chef

I love it when you use lard

Bean paste. yummers.

One of these days, I'd like to make to some refried black beans. It feels like a good fit for my repertoire. And, more healthy.

Chef John, 2 questions. First what is the best way to reheat these/how is the taste affected by reheating. Second, if i want to thicken some of them, can i just throw them back in the pan and reduce? Thank you for the great videos :)

Wow, much easier to make than i thought.

Hi Chef John. I need some of that today but I will have to settle to just mashed beans from the can. Them nachos at the end looked crunchlicious Yum. :)

Awesome, thanks!

will beef tallow be a decent substitute for the lard?