Adapted from Cookbook:Refried Beans (Wikibooks) by Wikibooks contributors
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Ingredients
Serves 1
pinto beans or black beans
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butter or home-rendered lard, optional
Method
- If using dried beans, wash them then cover with water in a medium pot and simmer according to the package directions. You may add onion halves or a ham bone, which you can remove at the end.
- If using canned beans, rinse them briefly before use.
- Smash the beans, perhaps with a potato masher.
- Add home-rendered lard or butter, totaling up to 20% of the total (25% of the amount prior to adding). You may also use a substantially smaller amount of some other oil or omit it entirely.
- Fry the beans, stirring and turning them until they thicken to the degree you desire, which can be anywhere from soupy to parched.
