Refried

This is not a soup recipe but I made some refried beans from scratch and was pleasantly surprised. First you should know they are not actually refried - this was an error in translating Spanish to English. Start a pound of pinto beans in your 6 quart pot. You could probably use any bean but pintos are traditional. Put enough water to cover them but barely. In a large skillet, cook a pound of bacon chopped up very small. I used hickory flavored bacon. Put a chopped onion and a couple chopped garlic cloves in the skillet. After the bacon etc is cooked (brown), dump all including fat into beans. Cook for 3 hours adding water sparingly. After three hours put in mixer and beat on low for a couple minutes then high until desired consistency. Add cumin, chili powder, cayenne pepper, salt to taste while mixing. Complements Carla’s Chicken Enchiladas.. Spanish rice to follow.