Yucatan Fried Beans

Yucatan Fried Beans or Frijoles Colados is a very typical dish in the Yucatan Peninsula. We cook the beans with a piece of onion and Epazote herb and then processed to make a lovely puree and finally strained before frying them with a couple of tablespoons of flavorful lard.

SERVINGS

8 people

COURSE

Basic Recipes

TOTAL TIME

20 mins

CUISINE

Mexico

– Roast onion slices and habanero pepper over a medium heat, turning from time to time to avoid burning.

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– Place the beans and its broth in your blender, chop the roasted onion and add it to the blender too.

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– Process the blender contents until you have a beautiful puree texture.

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– Heat lard or vegetable oil in a medium-size skillet. Pour the bean mixture into the skillet using a strainer.

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– Add the roasted habanero pepper to the beans and keep cooking the mixture stirring occasionally. Cook until desired texture, dry, creamy or liquid.

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