Well-fried Beans
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Servings: 6
Calories: 374kcal
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Ingredients
- 3 15.5-ounce cans black beans or 5 cups home-cooked black beans, with liquid
- 3 cloves garlic pressed, set aside for 10 minutes
- 1½ cups onion chopped fine
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon green jalapeño sauce or 2 small jalapeño peppers seeded and minced
- 1 14 to 16-ounce can diced tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice or vinegar
- 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese grated
Instructions
- Open black bean cans, set aside, or cook dry beans using 6 cups water, 1 pound of beans and 1-3 teaspoons salt.
- Simmer until very tender. Do not drain soak water.
- In a large, heavy pan: e.g. skillet, dutch oven or electric frying pan, saute onion in olive oil until clear.
- Add garlic and jalapeño sauce or peppers and saute.
- Add tomatoes, lemon juice, beans and liquid, stir thoroughly. Simmer, mash and stir occasionally with a wooden spoon, until very thick (well-fried) approximately 30-60 minutes.
- Serve on tortillas topped with cheese.
Notes
Vegetarian meal or Super Bowl snack.
Optional: stir in grated cheese, allow cheese to melt before serving. Freeze leftovers. Microwave to thaw.
Dark or light red kidney beans may be substituted.
Nutrition
Serving: 257g | Calories: 374kcal | Carbohydrates: 39.49g | Protein: 18.89g | Fat: 16.6g | Saturated Fat: 5.67g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 182mg | Potassium: 682mg | Fiber: 13.9g | Sugar: 2.75g | Calcium: 226mg | Iron: 3.56mg