It's Easter weekend Saturday and I'm sorry that i've been slacking on the blog. I've been a little busy entertaining friends that came for dinner, just flat out tired and driving 4 hours to head to Family Easter get together. Whew, that made me tired just writing it. I got up this morning and made Eggs Benedict for Breakfast the 6 of us, Aunt Sue joined us. It was a little bit on the yummy side...So now i'm ready to write and after that cook some more lol...
Refried beans... Really easy to make, just have to prep properly. A few things to remember about beans. Don't be cheap, you get what you pay for. Take the time to soak your beans over night. Don't salt your beans until it's all cooked. If you salt your beans before you start cooking them the skin turns out all hard and crunchy like which makes for yucky texture.
Now I don't have a video for this because well.. I'm human "sometimes" and I forgot my phone/camera at home. So, here is the recipe... Its FABULOUS...
5oz Beans (dried Pinto, Pink, or Black) we used black, 4 slices of bacon, Cold water (enough to cover the beans), 1oz sliced thin Onions, 1-2 cloves chopped Garlic, 1/4 chopped Jalepeño. Salt to taste.
In a frying pan render the bacon fat don't brown, leave whole so you can easily remove it from the pot. After the fat is rendered put the bacon into the pot and set the frying pan with the fat aside. add all the ingredients but the into the pot and add water enought to cover the beans... cook until beans are tender. Add water to keep from drying out but only just enough to cover the beans. When the beans are tender/done drain but save the juice. Sauté the onions in the bacon fat then add the beans and start frying and mashing the beans, add juice and mash beans to the consistency that you like. Salt and pepper to taste. Chow down on the Frijoles.
Obviously for you Veg heads omit the Bacon and use olive oil.
That's my blip for my BFFs today.
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