Refried Beans with chorizo, fried plantains and cabbage

My husband is Mexican and this diet has been very hard for him in that he has missed having rice and beans as a staple in his diet.  So, I decided to come up with the closed thing I could to his long missed comfort food.  Below is my recipe for refried beans with Plantains and Cabbage.  It isn't the same as rice and beans, but it definately helps

Refried Beans .
1 bag of Navy or Northern beans
homemade beef broth
Lard
1 tsp Cumin
1 tsp Paprika
Salt to taste
1 large onion, chopped
1/4 cup of homemade chorizo (recipe to come)

Soak the bag of beans overnight on your counter.  Once soaked, rinse beans and boil until soft.  Place a Tbsp of lard and chopped onions in a frying pan. Saute until softened and then add chorizo.  Once chorizo is fully cooked, add beans.  Mash beans with a potato masher and slowly add beef broth.  Add broth and more lard to create desired thinkness of beans and chorizo.  While mashing, add 1 tsp of Cumin and 1 tsp of Paprika.  Use washed raw cabbage leaves as tortillas by filling the cabbage leaves with the beans.  Some times we will make crackers (with eggs, lard and almonds), cut them up to look like tortilla chips and eat them with the beans as well. Yummy!

Fried Plantains  
1 plantain person
Lard

Wait until plantains are black on the outside.  Slice on a diagonal.  Place lard in the frying pan, wait until hot and then place the plantains in the lard.  Fry to your desired liking.  These are super good!!!!!!!