Terry's Favorite Refried Pinto Beans

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Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups casserole pinto beans
• 2 strips thick-cut Hickory and mesquite smoked bacon
• About half of a J&B salt pork
• 2 teaspoons of APC OG (salt, pepper, garlic)

Instructions

1. Rinse 2 1/2 cups of pinto beans and place them in a crock pot.
2. Add 6 cups of water to the crock pot with the beans.
3. Cut two garlic cloves and two strips of bacon into small pieces and add them to the crock pot.
4. Add 2 teaspoons of APC OG to the crock pot and stir.
5. Cook on high for 4 to 5 hours, stirring occasionally.
6. After cooking, let the beans rest for 20-30 minutes.
7. Serve the beans with desired toppings like salsa.
8. To make refried beans
9. Stage One (Runny Beans): Smash cooked beans with a little water.
10. Stage Two (Drier Beans): Add lard, cook until light-colored, and smash.
11. Stage Three (Toasty Beans): Add more lard, cook until dry, and incorporate crispy bits from the bottom.
12. Enjoy the refried beans in different ways like on tortillas, with eggs, or in chalupas.

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