| 1 | * cut into 2 inch lengths (smoked ham or ham bone works fine) |
| 2 | i just made no-fat refried beans last night completely by accident. |
| 3 | i was making this recipe and discovered it in the process. |
| 4 | soak beans overnight if possible. |
| 5 | Drain water and add beans to a large 8- or 10-quart pot. |
| 6 | Then add enough of the cold water to cover the beans. |
| 7 | Add chopped yellow onions and garlic and bring to a boil. |
| 8 | Cook for one hour and add all the other things and more water if necessary. |
| 9 | simmer (slight bubbling action) for 2 more hours or until the beans are soft. |
| 10 | Then remove 2 cups of cooked beans without juice and mash very good. |
| 11 | Then return the mashed up beans to the pot and stir into the mixture. |
| 12 | This makes a creamy, thicker gravy. |
| 13 | If the beans are too dry, add enough water to make them like you like them. |
| 14 | Good over boiled rice. |
| 15 | serves 8. |
| 16 | if you"re in new orleans on a monday, this is the only thing you can eat. |
| 17 | from "white trash cooking", ernest matthew mickler. |
| 18 | Ten speed press, 198Isbn 0-89815-189-9. |
| 19 | when i got to the point where you take the two cups beans out and mash "em, i put them in the food processor to puree. |
| 20 | They came out smelling and tasting just like refried beans. |
| 21 | The texture was a tad thin, but that could be remedied easily. |
| 22 | You could probably even "re- fry" them in a non-stick skillet to reduce the water content. |
| 23 | I used skin-on ham hocks to make this batch of beans, but you could easily leave that out and still come up with something close to what you want, i think. |
