Bean Fest, Episode 4: Frijoles Refritos
arian set is that they are traditionally fried in lard. But vegetable oil can be used just as well, and I’d add for the sake of fairness, that real, home cooked lard from well-raised pigs is not such a bad fat. For what it’s worth. To make refried beans you just need to have some cooked beans on hand, the classic choice being pintos. In Tex-Mex cooking the pintos meant for refritos are first cooked with onion, garlic and a pork rind....
