Classic Mexican Fried Beans with Onions and Garlic
2 tablespoons vegetable oil -- lard, bacon or -- chorizo drippings 1 medium white onion chopped 4 garlic cloves -- peeled and finely -- chopped 4 cups undrained -- seasoned cooked
Ingredients
- 2tablespoons vegetable oil -- lard, bacon or
- 4garlic cloves -- peeled and finely
Directions
- 1
2 tablespoons vegetable oil -- lard, bacon or -- chorizo drippings 1 medium white onion chopped 4 garlic cloves -- peeled and finely -- chop
- 2
Add the onion and cook, stirring frequently, until deep golden, about 10 minutes
- 3
Stir in the garlic, cook for a minute or so, then use a slotted spoon to scoop in about 1/4 of the beans, leaving most of the liquid behind
- 4
With a bean or potato masher, or the back of a large spoon, mash the beans into a coarse puree
- 5
Add another portion of the beans, mash them in, and continue until all the beans have been added and coarsely mashed
- 6
Add about a cup of bean liquid or water and stir frequently over the heat until the beans are still a little soupier than you'd like to serv