2006-09-27 20:10:43 · 4 answers · asked by jon b 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
"Refried" is a mistranslation. The Spanish name for the dish is "frijoles refritos," where "refrito" means not "re-fried" but more like "thoroughly fried". (The English word "reinforced" uses "re-" in the same way -- when you reinforce a wall, you're not inforcing it a second time.)
So refritos are dried beans that have been soaked in water, simmered to get them soft, then drained and cooked with lard (or vegetable oil in these health-conscious times) till they start to come apart. They're often then pressed through a sieve or strainer to mash them even further.
2006-09-28 13:12:48 · answer #1 · answered by Scott F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beans are really cooked the first time, then cooled, and fried with lard, onions, chilis, etc., until they more or less fall apart.
2006-09-28 03:25:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good one. Guess they didn't add enough lard the first time.
2006-09-28 15:18:30 · answer #3 · answered by Lisa S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask the mexicans
2006-09-28 03:22:34 · answer #4 · answered by aryo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋