Bacon Refried Beans

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 slices uncooked bacon, chopped
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon minced seeded jalapeno pepper (or use half of a jalapeno pepper, or to taste)
• 1 -2 tablespoon oil (if needed)
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans (do not drain)
• 1 cup canned chicken broth (more if needed)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons seasoning salt (or use 1 teaspoon salt or to taste)
• fresh ground black pepper (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy saucepan, cook the chopped bacon until almost crisp; remove to a plate (do not drain fat).
• 2 to the same saucepan add in the onion, garlic, 1 teaspoon sugar and jalapeno peppers; cook stirring until transparent (about 3 minutes).
• 3 reduce the heat to low and continue to cook until the onions have caramalized and are a deep brown (this should take about 25 minutes, add in a little more oil if needed).
• 4 add the cooked bacon back to the saucepan along with the undrained black beans; roughly mash using a potato masher.
• 5 add in 1 cup broth and bring to a simmer stirring.
• 6 simmer uncovered over low heat for 1 hour stirring occasionally adding in more broth if needed to achieve desired consistancy.
• 7 season with the seasoned salt (or salt) and black pepper to taste.