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* 6 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
* 1 tblsp chili powder
* 1 1/2 tsp Mexican oregano
* 1 teaspoon ground cumin
* 1 tsp ground cayenne
Based on: https://cookieandkate.com/easy-refried-beans-recipe/
== Discussion ==
The first thing to know is that "refried" is a naive mistranslation of "refritos" which actually means "well-fried" (in the sense of cooked intensely).
Most recipes will have you cooking some kind of paste (and I'm leaving the instructions above as I originally found them) but to my mind, if you're going to cook something intensely you can't have much water since that will limit the temperature.
When you mash and fry the beans over a medium-high flame, you get the same sort of browned crispy bits you're looking for in good [[Potato-Onion Hash|hash browns]], which is how the flavour really develops. Using a flat-bottomed stainless steel or well-seasoned cast iron pan with a straight-ended turner makes it easier to clear the pan at each turn.
But we don't want this to turn out too dry either, so hold back the bean water after the initial boil and add some in at the very end to the desired consistency.
