classic mexican beans
Classic Mexican Beans Source: Rick Bayless’s Mexican Kitchen 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, lard, bacon or chorizo drippings 1 medium white onion chopped 4 garlic cloves, peeled and ...
Ingredients
- 2tablespoonvegetable oil, lard, bacon or chorizo drippings
- 1medium white onion chopped
- 4garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
- 4cupundrained, seasoned cooked beans, slightly warm
- 1/2cupcrumbled mexican queso fresco, queso anejo, pressed
Directions
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Classic Mexican Beans Source: Rick Bayless’s Mexican Kitchen 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, lard, bacon or chorizo drippings 1 medium white on
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Add the onion and cook, stirring frequently, until deep golden, about 10 minutes
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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
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Mash the beans into a coarse puree
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Add another portion of the beans, mash them in, and continue until all the beans have been added and coarsely mashed
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Add about a cup of bean liquid or water and stir frequently over the heat until the beans are still a little soupy (they’ll thicken as they
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Taste and season with salt if needed
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Yield: 6 servings