Restaurant Style Bean & Cheese Burrito

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Restaurant Style Bean and Cheese Burrito – Made with homemade refried beans, cotija cheese and topped with sour cream, guacamole and salsa! The key to a real Mexican restaurant style bean and cheese burrito is the beans! You have to put in the time and effort to make homemade authentic style refried beans. I am excited to show you how!

 

• 4 large 10″ flour tortillas
• 1/2 pound dry pinto beans
• 1/2 yellow onion, cut into 1″ chunks
• 1/4 tsp dried oregano
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 garlic cloves, whole
• 4 tbsp lard
• water to cook beans in
• 1/4 cup cotija cheese, grated
• 1/2 cup jack cheese, shredded

• sour cream
• guacamole < click for recipe

1. To make the beans: Add pinto beans, garlic cloves, onion, salt and oregano to a medium saucepan. Cover with about 2 inches of water. Bring water to a boil, then turn down to a simmer. Cover and cook beans for 2 hours, or until very tender.
2. Strain cooked beans from the bean juice and reserve the juice for later.
3. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add 4 tbsp lard and the beans. Fry up the beans for about 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly.
4. Reduce heat to low and add bean juice to the skillet (should be about 1/2-3/4 cup juice). Begin to smash beans using a potato masher until you reach your desired consistency. If you like your beans very smooth with no chunks of beans, place in a blender and blend until smooth. Add a little bit of water, about 1 tbsp at a time, if your beans are too thick.
5. Heat 4 flour tortillas on a large skillet over high heat for 30 seconds on each side.
6. To assemble burritos: Place about 3/4 cup of refried beans in the center of a hot tortilla. Top beans with 1/8 cup cotija cheese and fold burrito. Top with sour cream, your favorite salsa and guacamole. Repeat with all four burritos!
7. Serve with tortilla chips if you’d like! Enjoy!

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Restaurant Style Bean & Cheese Burrito

Amanda Cooks & Styles

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Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican

Ingredients

  

Ingredients:

• 4 large 10" flour tortillas
• 1/2 pound dry pinto beans
• 1/2 yellow onion cut into 1" chunks
• 1/4 tsp dried oregano
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 garlic cloves whole
• 4 tbsp lard
• water to cook beans in
• 1/4 cup cotija cheese grated
• 1/2 cup jack cheese shredded
• Optional Toppings:
• sour cream
• guacamole < click for recipe
• salsa

Instructions

 

Directions:

• To make the beans: Add pinto beans, garlic cloves, onion, salt and oregano to a medium saucepan. Cover with about 2 inches of water. Bring water to a boil, then turn down to a simmer. Cover and cook beans for 2 hours, or until very tender.
• Strain cooked beans from the bean juice and reserve the juice for later.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add 4 tbsp lard and the beans. Fry up the beans for about 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Reduce heat to low and add bean juice to the skillet (should be about 1/2-3/4 cup juice). Begin to smash beans using a potato masher until you reach your desired consistency. If you like your beans very smooth with no chunks of beans, place in a blender and blend until smooth. Add a little bit of water, about 1 tbsp at a time, if your beans are too thick.
• Heat 4 flour tortillas on a large skillet over high heat for 30 seconds on each side.
• To assemble burritos: Place about 3/4 cup of refried beans in the center of a hot tortilla. Top beans with 1/8 cup cotija cheese and fold burrito. Top with sour cream, your favorite salsa and guacamole. Repeat with all four burritos!
• Serve with tortilla chips if you'd like! Enjoy!

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