[mylife]

Lard is the key.

[Ancient Man]

Bacon fat is much better.

[real saxophonist]

Manteca

[Hot Tabasco]

My brother-in-law is from Honduras and whenever I vacationed with them in Honduras, his sister and nieces that lived there would cook fresh refried beans, rice, mantekia and eggs for breakfast every morning......

I always got a kick out of the gals sitting at the dining room table with a huge bowl of the beans and picking out the bad ones prior to cooking them up.

[dsrtsage]

The best way to make refried beans is with an instant pot