16th September is Mexican Independence Day, and I am celebrating this momentous occasion with a quintessentially Mexican dish: �frijoles refritos�, otherwise known as refried beans. This description, however, is a misnomer, as the beans are only fried once.

Mexican Refried Beans Recipe

Hola Isabel,

Maria makes refritos weekly. Her preference is pinto beans. This Friday at my request she is going to make a batch and I will use them in making some molettes topped with shredded queso Chihuahua and some good spicy pork chorizo. She virtually lives on refritos tostadas accompanied with lettuce and salsa roja.

I love them made with pintos as well, Les, and like Maria I virtually live on them. I demonstrated these Refried Beans with Pineapple Salsa at the Fiery Food Festival in Brighton a couple of weeks ago, and they were by far the most popular dish. And certainly good spicy Mexican chorizo is a perfect accompaniment - lucky you!