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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!
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Restaurant Style Bean & Cheese Burrito
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Serves: 4
Total Time: 2.5 hours
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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
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Directions:
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- 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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Restaurant Style Bean & Cheese Burrito
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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