How do you "re-fry" your beans??

[Ishmael]

It's no secret that I'm a Mexican food freak. Goes back to growing up in El Paso, Tx.

Anyway, I'm making burritos for dinner tonight. And I thought that I'd ask the other Mexi-fooders out there how they re-fried their beans?

Everyone has a different twist on this.

What's yours?

Ishmael

 

[Mischka]

Hmm. The can doesn't say anything about having to refry the beans...

 

[Soblue]

I open the can and nuke them. If you want to get all fancy, you can heat them in a pan on the stove.

 

[Ishmael]

Ahhhhhhh yes, the modern homemakers.

No wonder the great chefs are men.

Ishmael

 

[Mischka]

Ahhhhhhh yes, the modern homemakers.

I'm not a homemaker, you nimrod. And I don't specialize in Mexican food.

 

[Eumenides]

Nora's gonna be pissed she missed this thread!

 

[Ishmael]

I'm not a homemaker, you nimrod. And I don't specialize in Mexican food.

Geez Mischka, I knew both of those things from your first post. You don't have to repeat yourself.

Ishmael

 

[Neftoon_Zamora]

<shuddering>

Sorry.. I didn't eat them the first time they were fried. <smiling sweetly>

 

[Mischka]

Geez Mischka, I knew both of those things from your first post.

It took you until that post to realize I'm not a homemaker? Old age must be slowing your mental faculties.

 

[Ishmael]

It took you until that post to realize I'm not a homemaker? Old age must be slowing your mental faculties.

Well Mischka, this is the first time we've talked about food. Until tonight it was always sex, sex, sex.

Ishmael

 

[MissTaken]

I love mexican food, but isn't refrying a bit like recycling?

 

[Mischka]

Well Mischka, this is the first time we've talked about food. Until tonight it was always sex, sex, sex.

And I thought politics made for strange bedfellows. But if that's your kink...

 

[KillerMuffin]

1. Spray pot with non stick spray.
2. Open can.
3. Try to dump contents of can into pot.
4. Open other end of can so contents will actually dump.
5. Wrinkle nose and compare to dog food.
6. Warm over medium heat.
7. Stir occasionally.
8. Refuse to eat.
9. Use sandblaster to remove excess from pot.
10. Vow to go to mexican restaurant next time.

 

[acitore_vuli]

1. Spray pot with non stick spray.
2. Open can.
3. Try to dump contents of can into pot.
4. Open other end of can so contents will actually dump.
5. Wrinkle nose and compare to dog food.
6. Warm over medium heat.
7. Stir occasionally.
8. Refuse to eat.
9. Use sandblaster to remove excess from pot.
10. Vow to go to mexican restaurant next time.

LMAO. So true.

 

[Minkey Boodle]

First you cook 'em in the fashion you choose, then, you re-fry them, effectively cooking them a second time. Toss in some lard and stuff and you're good to go.

 

[Ishmael]

And I thought politics made for strange bedfellows. But if that's your kink...

I love liberals, really. Especially in bed. They seem to be so much more in touch with their feelings. Who wants reality while you're having great sex?

This thread went to shit in a heartbeat.

I was really serious about the beans.

Ishmael

 

[Ishmael]

First you cook 'em in the fashion you choose, then, you re-fry them, effectively cooking them a second time. Toss in some lard and stuff and you're good to go.

Are there NO artists left? The shame of it all.

Ishmael

 

[Ishmael]

I love mexican food, but isn't refrying a bit like recycling?

No artists at all. <sigh>

Ishmael

 

[Minkey Boodle]

You could put some paint in there for pretty colors, but I don't think it would taste very good.

 

[KillerMuffin]

Refried beans are nauseating. Artistry can only occur when those disgusting euphamisms for dog you-know are not present. Besides, they make the male gastrointestinal tract into a biological weapon.

GAS! GAS! GAS!

I dont' have MOP gear.

 

[superlittlegirl]

I have never actually cooked refried beans, but I have made falafel and black-bean burgers from scratch, so I have a small amount of legume sizzling experience.

Here's what I would do if I were to attempt it without consulting a cookbook first. I'd mash my beans with a fork, because I'd prefer a bit of texture to the from-a-can smoothness. I would smash a clove of garlic (using salt as an abrasive, and the flat of my knife to reduce it to a smooth paste) and mix that into the beans. Then I'd grind some black pepper into the mixture, and throw in a squeeze of fresh lime juice to unify the beans into more of a paste. I'd heat some olive oil in my non-stick pan, and probably, knowing me, I'd add a clove of crushed garlic to the oil and let that get hot.

I'd add my bean mixture to the pan, stirring constantly with a silicone spatula. (Silicone spatulas rock. They are heat resistant, non-scratching, and they keep everything from sticking to the pan because they scrape so effectively.) I'd heat it through, maybe browning it and maybe not... depends on what I wanted to do with the beans in context of the big picture.

How does that sound?

 

[Ishmael]

Refried beans are nauseating. Artistry can only occur when those disgusting euphamisms for dog you-know are not present. Besides, they make the male gastrointestinal tract into a biological weapon.

GAS! GAS! GAS!

I dont' have MOP gear.

Ahhhhhhh, not so my seraphically challenged one. You are engaged in gross judgment of an entire gender based on limited samples.

Ishmael

 

[Ishmael]

I have never actually cooked refried beans, but I have made falafel and black-bean burgers from scratch, so I have a small amount of legume sizzling experience.

Here's what I would do if I were to attempt it without consulting a cookbook first. I'd mash my beans with a fork, because I'd prefer a bit of texture to the from-a-can smoothness. I would smash a clove of garlic (using salt as an abrasive, and the flat of my knife to reduce it to a smooth paste) and mix that into the beans. Then I'd grind some black pepper into the mixture, and throw in a squeeze of fresh lime juice to unify the beans into more of a paste. I'd heat some olive oil in my non-stick pan, and probably, knowing me, I'd add a clove of crushed garlic to the oil and let that get hot.

I'd add my bean mixture to the pan, stirring constantly with a silicone spatula. (Silicone spatulas rock. They are heat resistant, non-scratching, and they keep everything from sticking to the pan because they scrape so effectively.) I'd heat it through, maybe browning it and maybe not... depends on what I wanted to do with the beans in context of the big picture.

How does that sound?

That sounds like a woman with a plan and a budding dried legume officianado.

Great start SLG. I'd only challenge one of your ingredients and it's not major, just a consideration.

My secrets will follow soon.

Ishmael

 

[KillerMuffin]

Ahhhhhhh, not so my seraphically challenged one. You are engaged in gross judgment of an entire gender based on limited samples.

Ishmael

So not all male dogs fart when they eat beans? That's cool.

 

[superlittlegirl]

Oh, yes please. I'm curious as to which ingredient you'd make different. I get into a garlic/black pepper cooking rut sometimes, so it would be nice to hear a different take.

Oh, and I would have used black beans. They are yummy.

I do love legumes. You can do so many things with them! Garbanzos become falafel and hummus, lentils become daal, black beans can become burgers or burritos... And don't even get me started on bean soups!

I'm really glad they don't make my stomach upset. I love them so much I'd probably eat them anyway, and alienate everyone around me. So it's lucky that I'm not affected by them.

That sounds like a woman with a plan and a budding dried legume officianado.

Great start SLG. I'd only challenge one of your ingredients and it's not major, just a consideration.

My secrets will follow soon.

Ishmael