“...open a can of refried black beans”
Why, oh why have I never thought of this? When I’m big fat and pregnant(which seems to be all the time) I will do anything to skip a step or two in my cooking. I love this! I wouldn’t have to mash half the beans. Thanks for that tip!
Indeed, they taste SO good that I was motivated to learn how to make refried black beans from scratch.
I was horrified to discover how EASY it is -- "r.e.f.r.y." actually refers to boiling down cooked beans and mashing them all up -- it really doesn't have anything to do with either frying or with re-frying -- EXCEPT that the boil down is done using a frying pan, with a pretty high heat, to help evaporate the bean cooking water.
If you've never made them from scratch, I really encourage you to do so -- they are sinfully DELICIOUS when freshly made, just indescribable, LOL -- so much better than the commercially canned, although they are quite good, too.