Refried beans
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients:
- 1 lb Dried Pinto Beans
- 1 tb Salt
- 3 Garlic Cloves
- 1 tb Sugar
- 1/2 c Bacon Drippings
- 1/4 c Bacon Drippings
Instructions:
Pick over beans to remove rocks and bad beans. Wash and put in large pot with sugar. Add enough cold water to cover* and heat to boiling. Cover and simmer for 3 hours or until beans are soft adding additional water when necessary* during cooking. Add 1/2 cup bacon drippings salt and garlic. Cook at least 1 hour more stirring occasionally. Can be cooked for more than 4 hours or overnight if there is enough water. Heat 1/4 cup bacon drippings or lard in a large skillet and add beans. Stir frequently until beans are reheated. Mash with a fork or potato masher. Brown beans until dry and a little crusty stirring frequently. Add salt if needed to taste. Note 1: *Begin with water at least twice as deep as beans. When beans have finished swelling add liquid as needed to keep level a little above the top of the beans. Note 2: Bacon drippings or lard give the best flavor but for those concerned with cholesterol levels vegetable oil may be substituted. Note 3: If desired one or more of the following may be added to beans during frying. Grated cheese to taste Chopped chilis Diced onion Crisp crumbled bacon Note 4: If beans become to thick thin with a little milk.
