Frijoles Refritos de Jorge

Preparation info
  • Makes enough for

    8

    beanburgers
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Great American Burger Book: How to Make Authentic Regional Hamburgers At Home

By George Motz

Published 2016

  • About

Refried beans are very easy to make, and if you like freshly made refried beans then you owe it to yourself to give this recipe a try. Unfortunately for the non-carnivores out there, the only way to elevate refried beans is by selling your soul to the pig—you’ll need to use lard or bacon grease. Lard basically does two things to refried beans: It makes starchy, pasty beans luscious, and, of course, it adds tremendous flavor. Without bacon grease you’re just trying to achieve that consistenc