I feel sorry for all you people...

[Terry Poperszky 2,784]

who eat refried Beans that come from a can. I just made a big batch of refritos, to Celebrate my day on mushies.

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Ok don't pity me, enlighten me! What is a refrito?

Inquiring minds need to know!

[hely88 883]

I love refried Beans can you please share the recipe????

[Terry Poperszky 2,784]

Ok don't pity me, enlighten me! What is a refrito?

Inquiring minds need to know!

Google is your friend. The name is based on a mistranslation: in Mexican Spanish, the prefix re is an informal form of emphasis meaning "very" or "well", which has been confused with the English re, which more often indicates repetition. Thus, frijoles refritos really means "well-fried beans", not "refried beans". In this dish, the Beans are often fried, but may also be baked, thus making the term "refried" a misnomer on two counts.^[1]

[Terry Poperszky 2,784]

I love refried Beans can you please share the recipe????

This is one of those things that I learned from cooking with my mother, so anything it won't make a ton of sense.

Take a mess of dried pinto Beans and soak them over night.

The next day, take a chunk of salt pork and a lot of garlic and put them in with the beans, cover them with Water and boil and boil and boil until the beans are soft, then remove the salt pork and mash 30% of the beans. Top with cheese and enjoy.

[2muchfun 8,927]

I like em with my green chile stew. Great to mix.

[Puppypaws57 137]

Just in time for Cinco De Mayo!

[Sharpie 3,306]

when I went on Mushie stage refried Beans saved my life.. a little dollop of sour cream on top made a full meal for me.. I still like them . I haven't made them from scratch before I just buy them in the can but I am sure yours are way better...

[stept04 465]

Your making me homesick. My dad made them with the whole spread of Mexican food. I won't go into detail people might kill me. When I make them they just don't seem to taste as good as they did when I was growing up. I think he left out a secret ingredient when he showed me how. But things always taste better to me when other people cook it.

[Terry Poperszky 2,784]

Your making me homesick. My dad made them with the whole spread of Mexican food. I won't go into detail people might kill me. When I make them they just don't seem to taste as good as they did when I was growing up. I think he left out a secret ingredient when he showed me how. But things always taste better to me when other people cook it.

Despite being Anglo by heritage, I grew up in Southern California, and Mexican food has always had a central role in our family. One for my earliest memories was of the kids sitting around the fireplace with long forks roasting green peppers so that Mom would make Chile Rellenos.