Quick Refried Beans (rick Bayless)

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 2 tablespoons oil or 2 tablespoons bacon drippings or 2 tablespoons lard
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 lbs canned pinto beans (with the liquid)

Recipe

• 1 in a large frying pan put the oil and garlic. heat over medium heat until the edges of the garlic start to lightly brown.
• 2 add the can of pinto beans with their liquid. stir and mash (using a potato masher) for 10-15 minutes until the mixture is fairly smooth.
• 3 the beans might be a bit runny, but once they have cooled and been reheated, they will have thickened.
• 4 one of my daughters likes to have whole beans in her refried beans, so i keep some of the whole pinto beans aside and add them the last minute or two.
• 5 this recipe serves 3-4 as a side dish. if you want to make up this recipe for bean and cheese burritoes, you will have to double the recipe.
• 6 i often like to add a little cumin powder and a dash of oregano to this recipe while the beans are cooking.