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Enfrijoladas

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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 10m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 3 cups cooked pinto beans
  • 1 cup bean broth
  • 3-7 ounces canned chipotle pepper in adobo sauce (depends on how spicy you like it)
  • 1/2 tablespoon salt, or to taste
  • 1 cup oil (for frying)
  • 10 corn tortillas
  • 20 ounces Queso Fresco crumbled (2x 10 ounce packages)
  • Toppings:
  • Onion finely diced
  • Avocado diced
  • Cilantro finely chopped
  • Jalapeños finely sliced
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: (Beans should be cooked ahead of time, or use canned beans, drained & save liquid)

  • Step 2: Put pinto beans, bean broth, chipotle, and salt in a blender.

  • Step 3: Blend until smooth.

  • Step 4: If it’s too thick, add more 1/2 cup more bean broth, or water!

  • Step 5: Taste for salt.

  • Step 6: Pour into a shallow dish.

  • Step 7: Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet.

  • Step 8: Fry tortilla for 1 minute on each side.

  • Step 9: Place on a paper towel to soak up any excess oil.

  • Step 10: Repeat with all of the tortillas.

  • Step 11: Dip each tortilla individually into the bean sauce.

  • Step 12: Add 2 tablespoons fo cheese to the center of the tortilla.

  • Step 13: Fold over one half of the tortilla.

  • Step 14: Repeat with remaining tortillas.

  • Step 15: Cover the ones already assembled with foil to keep warm. You can keep them in a low temp oven.

  • Step 16: Top with onion, avocado, cilantro, and jalapenos.


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