Hand-Mashed Pinto Beans with Cheese

Name: Hand-Mashed Pinto Beans with Cheese
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp lard or corn oil; 6 servings Warm corn tortillas; 454 grams dried pinto beans, rinsed; 1 garlic clove, minced; 473 milliliters chopped green onions (about 8); 1 teaspoon fine sea salt; 2 liters (or more) cold water; 118 milliliters finely chopped white onion

Need a gluten free and vegan main course? Hand-Mashed Pinto Beans with Cheese could be an awesome recipe to try. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 356 calories, 18g of protein, and 4g of fat. Head to the store and pick up green onions, garlic clove, pinto beans, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the corn oil you could follow this main course with the Lemon Chiffon Cake With Raspberry Cream as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Place beans in heavy large pot.

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Beans

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Pot

Add 10 cups water, green onions, and 1 tablespoon lard. Bring to boil over high heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover partially, and simmer until beans are just tender, about 55 minutes.

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Green Onions

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Water

Lard

Mix in 1 teaspoon fine sea salt. Cover partially and continue to simmer until beans are very soft, adding more water by cupfuls if water level falls below top of beans, about 20 minutes longer.

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Fine Sea Salt

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Water

Heat remaining 1/3 cup lard in heavy large skillet over medium heat.

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Lard

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Add white onion and sauté until beginning to brown, about 8 minutes.

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White Onion

Add garlic; stir 1 minute. Using slotted spoon, transfer beans to skillet. Mash with potato masher to coarse, lumpy puree.

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Mix in enough bean cooking liquid (about 1/2 cup) to moisten.

Mix in cheese. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool 30 minutes. Cover beans and liquid separately and refrigerate. Rewarm beans over low heat, mixing in bean cooking liquid by 1/4 cupfuls if dry.)

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Serve beans warm with tortillas.

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*Light yellow, semi-soft mild cheese that is different from the aged Spanish cheese of the same name. Substitute mild cheddar, Monterey Jack, or Muenster.

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Monterey Jack Cheese