Comments on: Semi-Homemade Refried Beans Recipe

By: Terri

Terri — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:00:03 +0000

I just wanted to tell you I tried this tonight and it was very good. The beans were not bland as they usually are out of the can. the only thing I would do different next time is to drain a little bit of the liquid from the cans before adding to the frying pan. It took quite a while to cook down the the consistency I wanted. The taste was to die for though! Thanks!

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sun, 24 May 2009 02:40:30 +0000

I don’t mind using bacon occasionally to flavor foods, but I have been trying to avoid animal fat. So…I used extra virgin coconut oil and a tiny bit of hickory liquid smoke instead, and it came out GREAT. I used coconut oil a lot, read the Wikipedia article on it. It’s not the dangerous fat people used to think it was.

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By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:30:04 +0000

Pat: You’re right, homemade beans are definitely the best! Thanks for the instructions!

By: Pat

Pat — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:47:58 +0000

The trick to making flavorful homemade beans is to make them yourself w/fresh ingredients….combine 1 1/2 lbs of pinto beans, about 5 garlic cloves cut in half, 1/2 an onion diced (if you don’t like onion but want the flavor cut onion in half and throw in the whole halve, this way when beans are done all you have to do is pull out the halved onion) and salt. Bring to a boil then place on low/med fire w/lid and slow cook for about 3hrs. Then once they’re done you can use the bacon grease to refry some of the homemade beans you made!!! and place the beans you have left over in freezer bags once they’re cooled and place in freezer this way whenever you need beans…all you have to do is pull out the bag and refry them in your bacon grease!!! My momma taught me this!! I PROMISE YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!!

By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:45:24 +0000

These turned out great! I added a little onion powder, cumin and chili powder, too.

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:55:18 +0000

I’ve made ‘em with manteca (lard), bacon grease and no oil at all. Although they taste better with fat, fat free is still much better than anything you can get in a can

By: AMANDA

AMANDA — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:41:17 +0000

I used this recipe except i boiled my own pinto beans and it came out so good real soul food along with some enchiladas and rice youll be set

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By: TR

TR — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:50:47 +0000

Thanks so much for this recipe!
We just made these beans and they are GREAT!
Our days of eating canned re-fried beans are happily put behind us.