"Bobo Bonobo®" > wrote in message
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> On May 8, 11:19 am, wrote:
>> On May 8, 7:50 am, sf > wrote:> On Thu, 7 May 2009
>> 22:18:22 -0700 (PDT), Bobo Bonobo®
>>
>> > > wrote:
>> > >But I don't want to merely dilute them. I want them to be good enough
>> > >to eat totally alone.
>>
>> > I like them plain with a little cheese on top, run under the broiler.
>> > If I get fancy, I'll add some prepackaged chili powder (like
>> > Grandma's).
>>
>> This is an amusing thread, given the OP. Refried beans are high on
>> the list of "choose your poison, ya want good taste or ya want
>> healthy?" The best-tasting refritos are fried in lard. Second best,
>> bacon fat. It's pointless to play around for an hour (!!) trying to
>> get the consistency right when you've already given up on the
>> taste......
>
> They taste good made with peanut oil, and I am a lard fan. I render
> my own lard.
> I don't like them made with bacon fat. Besides, the hour is not about
> consistency, but taste.


I have good home made lard and some leftover black beans. Now look what
you've done.

I will have them on tostadas with some grated cheese and some kind of hot
sauce.

TFM®