Chipotle Bean Tostadas

Name: Chipotle Bean Tostadas
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 946 milliliters About of cooked pinto beans, drained, or or 2 15-oz cans; 4 teaspoons Chipotle Tabasco Sauce (definitely do not use regular Tabasco sauce, only the Chipotle kind); 1 serving Salt; 118 milliliters peanut oil or canola oil; 12 corn tortillas; 237 milliliters crumbled Cotija Queso Seco (Mexican farmers cheese) or you can use feta cheese; 237 milliliters finely diced fresh tomato; 118 milliliters thinly sliced red radishes; 118 milliliters loosely packed cilantro leaves; 1 serving Iceberg lettuce, thinly sliced and sprinkled with vinegar and salt; 1 serving Guacamole; 1 serving Sour cream

Chipotle Bean Tostadas takes approximately approximately 45 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 26g of protein, 47g of fat, and a total of 855 calories. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian diet. This recipe from Simply Recipes requires extra virgin olive oil, you can use feta cheese, corn tortillas, and pinto beans. It is a budget friendly recipe for fans of Mexican food. Plenty of people really liked this hor d'oeuvre. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Black Bean & Chipotle Tostadas with Crème Fraîche, Chipotle Chicken Tostadas, and Chipotle Shrimp Tostadas.

Instructions

Cook and mash the beans: Prepare the beans by sautéing onions in oil until softened in a large, thick-bottomed skillet.

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Add ground cumin and cook an additional 30 seconds.

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Add the beans, a teaspoon of salt, and a cup of water.

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Use a potato masher to mash the beans into the pan, until the consistency of (somewhat lumpy) mashed potatoes. Cook for a few minutes on medium hight heat until water is absorbed.

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Stir in the Chipotle Tabasco sauce and season to taste with more salt if needed.

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Remove to a warm burner out of the way, cover.

Make the tostada shells: To prepare the tortillas, heat the oven to 200°F. Line a baking pan with paper towels and place next to the stove.

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Heat 5 Tbsp of oil in a small skillet on medium high heat, until the bubbles form immediately when you insert the edge of a tortilla in it.

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Using tongs, place a tortilla in the hot oil and let cook until golden brown on both sides, about 30 seconds per side. You can use a metal spatula to flatten down the tortilla while cooking.

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Use tongs to lift the cooked tortilla out of the pan, allowing the excess oil to drip off of it, back into the pan.

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Place the cooked tortilla on the paper towels to absorb more of the oil.

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Sprinkle a little salt onto each warm tortilla.

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Do each tortilla one at a time this way. As you fill up a baking pan, put the pan in the oven to keep the tortillas warm.

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Add more oil as needed. Carefully monitor the oil temperature. Don't let it get too hot, or the tortillas will burn, or too cool - they won't fry up crisp enough.

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Arrange toppings to serve: To serve, arrange the cheese, cilantro and tomatoes in separate small bowls. Put beans into a serving dish. Bring out the tortillas by batches, keeping the rest warm in the oven.

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Let people spread beans on to their tortillas and add sprinkle on the cheese, cilantro and tomatoes for each tostada.

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Optional additions are sliced lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, and salsa (though with the chipotle, you probably don't need any more heat).

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Servings:

2Tbsps

extra virgin olive oil 1medium

onion, chopped 1teaspoon

ground cumin 946milliliters

About of cooked pinto beans, drained, or or 2 15-oz cans 4teaspoons

Chipotle Tabasco Sauce (definitely do not use regular Tabasco sauce, only the Chipotle kind)1serving

Salt 118milliliters

peanut oil or canola oil 12

corn tortillas 237milliliters

crumbled Cotija Queso Seco (Mexican farmers cheese) or you can use feta cheese 237milliliters

finely diced fresh tomato 118milliliters

thinly sliced red radishes 118milliliters

loosely packed cilantro leaves 1serving

Iceberg lettuce, thinly sliced and sprinkled with vinegar and salt 1serving

Guacamole 1serving

Sour cream

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose, Sparkling Wine

Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé are great choices for Tostadas. If you're serving a selection of appetizers, you can't go wrong with these. Both are very food friendly and complement a variety of flavors. The Dragonette Cellars Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir with a 4.8 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 45 dollars per bottle.