When it comes to Reddit, the only time I log on is for music news, bizarre recipes, and, of course, accidental nip-slips, so I was all ears and all tastebuds when Patrick sent me a recipe from Reddit’s r/okc forum for “making refried beans like they make in OKC," thinking it could be a fun and patient culinary adventure.
In the past forty-five years as a half-Latino man, I have seen just about every style and variation of the humble bean but, for me, the pinto bean serves my ultimate purpose: it turns into the refried bean, and it is mejor.