Hello All,
I shop at Costco and my local farmers market so I have not been to many of the large "marts"...
Does anyone know if Busan has canned refried beans or Hormel chili?
I am also looking for cheap pinto's my local market vender thinks they are like gold and wants in the range of 14,000 won a kilo...
I have seen them on some of the internet shopping sites but 4,000 won a can seems steep...
Thanks in advance.
Re: Hormel Chili or re fried beans... are they in Busan?
Well, I just saw pinto beans around 9k won per kg in an online shop. If I am not wrong, they have hormel chilli turkey too but forgot the price.
Probably you already checked but the website is;
nicemarket.net
re fried beans... are they in Busan? Sure, buy canned blacks
Frijoles refritos - the beany soul of the Mexican kitchen, something that is so often served as a bland afterthought - but that when made well can well and truly steal the show!
You can use either pinto beans or black beans for authentic Mexican refried beans. North of the border, pinto beans seem more popular, although most Mexican bean dishes will use black beans. Use whichever you prefer.
The secret to great beans is...the beans! You can use canned beans for this, but boiling dried beans in a Mexican style will make them much better. If you're not sure how to prepare dried beans, please follow my link at the bottom of the page for instructions. Don't worry, they're really easy to make. You want your beans to be completely creamy inside.
They other secret to refried beans is using enough salt. Beans need a lot of salt before they get really tasty. You're going to have to keep salting and tasting until you get them just right. You should keep a few extra beans on hand in case you over salt, so you can mix them in to dilute the taste.
Refried beans
A few easy steps to refried beans
That's it. These beans are great on their own with a sprinkle of cheese on top, or as a filling for bean burritos, on the side with fajitas, fresh warm soft tacos...whatever. You'll love how much better your Mexican food tastes with authentic refried beans.
Re: Hormel Chili or re fried beans... are they in Busan?
For dried pinto beans, then locally you have to go to one of the several asian markets in Sasang (behind the bus station). The Asia Mart [Ali Malik] is the oldest and usually the best.
The beans are from India and they take longer cooking than those from America.
Tips: use boiling water to start your soak, then soak them for 12 hours. After rinsing, crock pot them for 10 hours or expect to slow-boil them for 3 hours.. taste them occasionally, if they are still "crunchy", then you have not cooked them long enough. These Indian pintos are ok for refried beans, but they taste a little sweeter then American/Mexican beans.
Personally, for refried beans, I prefer the taste of the canned black beans. They are much more "sonoran" than the Indian sweet pintos. [I am from Arizona, USA.. and my taste in beans comes from living in Sonora, Mexico] Just open a can of local S&W Black Beans, crush them a little bit, then "fry" half the can (and the juice) in a bit of bacon fat and garlic and onion. Empty the fry pan, add a bit more bacon-grease, then fry the second half.. Just stand over the pan and keep moving things about until all the liquid is gone.. if things look too dry, add a bit of water or milkor yogurt and keep frying until everything looks amorphous. Spread the result on a hot tortilla (HomePlus now has fresh for 3000 won) along with whatever you like (chopped onion, salsa, cheese, etc.) and enjoy. Put the remainder into a LokLok container and the paste should keep fresh for two weeks.