How to Fix Bitter, Homemade Refried Beans from "Burnt" Bacon Grease?

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Hello friends! Looking to see if I could get any help in saving a batch of homemade refried beans.

Followed this recipe, instant pot refried beans, no soak necessary:

  1. Clean, rinse, and pick out broken beans, 1 lbs pinto beans
  2. Place into instant pot, with 8 cups of water and salt
  3. Pressure cook HIGH for 45 minutes, once done/vented, let the beans sit in there for 20-30 minutes
  4. Meanwhile, heat up some bacon fat (this is where i went wrong, i had kind of burned some of my bacon strips, did not strain out the small burnt bits, and poured all the bacon fat into my pan, yes I made a bad mistake/lazy, it was late at night) and sauté 1 jalapeno and 1/4 onions, both chopped.
  5. Spoon over the pinto beans, reserve 1 cup of bean water. Adjust seasoning (i sprinkled in a combo of garlic salt and kosher salt) and mash and add water little by little to desired consistency
  6. Mash to preferred consistency, enjoy with some cotija cheese!

As mentioned in step 4, I was a dummy and used.... burnt bacon fat. My refried beans now have that acrid/bitter taste. I read online to add some baking soda, lime juice, agave, honey, butter, or lard to kind of offset/neutralize that "bitter" taste.

Anyone else go through this bad mistake when trying to make refried beans for the first time? Any help would be appreciated, as I don't want this batch to go to waste and had lots of ideas to pair these refried beans with, thanks so much, apologies for the long read!

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