Frijoles Refritos Delicioso
Refried Beans

1 pound bag pinto beans
1/4 medium onion, sliced
1 jalapeno, sliced
8 chile arbol dried peppers
4 tsp salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1/4 cup cooking oil

Sart with a 1 lb bag of pinto beans washed and picked for rocks, etc.
Rinse the beans under cold water. After rinsing, add beans to a large
kettle of cold water. Add 1/4 of a medium onion in slices. Add 1 jalapeno
pepper cut into slices. Add 4 tablespoons salt and 1 teaspoon of garlic
powder. Cook, covered on low until beans are ready, adding water as
needed to ensure that they do not boil dry. Once beans are ready, heat a
large frying pan with 1/4 cup cooking oil. When oil is hot, reduce the
heat to low and add the chile arbol peppers, frying them in the oil until
the oil tints a light red color. Once oil is tinted red, remove the
chile arbol. Scoop out the beans from the other kettle by the cup full and
slowly add into the hot oil making sure to drain as much water from the
beans as possible to prevent the oil from splattering. Once all the
beans are added, then you simply fry them for approximately 3 to 4 minutes
until you are able to mash them easily. Use a potato masher to mash the
beans. As you mash them, you will add water from the bean kettle to the
fying beans until you have a refried bean consistency (like in the
restaurants).

After you achieve this, you can add salt to taste as desired. Be certain
not to add too much salt, as the salt will take some time to dissolve
completely into the beans; so remember less is more in this case.

This recipe has an excellent flavor and IS ***NOT**** hot or spicy at all.

Jenn in Middle Missouri

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