Mashed Black Beans

Name: Mashed Black Beans
Ingredients: 1/4 cup vegetable oil; 1 large white onion, chopped; 6 garlic cloves, minced; 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, drained and rinsed; 1/2 cup water, may need up to 1 cup; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

6 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 large white onion, chopped
6 garlic cloves, minced
2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 cup water, may need up to 1 cup
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Directions

1

Heat oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat.
2

Add onion and cook until golden, stirring often, about 7 minutes.
3

Stir in garlic and cook 1 minute.
4

Add beans and mash coarsely with a potato masher, mashing in onion and and garlic at the same time.
5

Thin beans with enough water to give them a soft consistency that barely holds it shape in a spoon.
6

Season with salt.
7

Cover and keep warm until serving.