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Pinto Beans Fajitas
🇲🇽 Mexican Vegetarian

Pinto Beans Fajitas

🇲🇽 Mexican

High heat, big flavour: pinto beans seared with aromatics and a shiny sauce that clings to every bite. 30 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 10 min Cook 20 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

  • Saltto taste
  • Garlic4 cloves, minced
  • Vegetable Oil2 tbsp
  • Bell Pepper1, sliced
  • Tomato Sauce2 tbsp
  • Spring Onions3, cut into batons
  • Flour Tortillas6
  • Ground Cumin1 tsp
  • Pinto Beans2 cans

Optional extras

  • Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish

Instructions

  1. 1

    Char Garlic directly over a flame or in a dry comal until blackened in patches — this is where the smoke comes from.

  2. 2

    Heat the oil in a heavy pan and brown the Pinto Beans confidently.

  3. 3

    Add the charred, chopped Garlic with Ground Cumin and fry until the mixture darkens and smells sweet-smoky.

  4. 4

    Season with salt and a little oregano, add a splash of water, and simmer until the Pinto Beans is cooked through.

  5. 5

    Reduce until the sauce clings rather than runs, and check the salt one last time.

  6. 6

    Serve hot with tortillas, lime wedges, and crumbled cheese over the top.

Chef's tip

Taste and adjust the salt at the end; sauces concentrate as they reduce.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Make CARNE ASADA CHARRO BEANS for your next BACKYARD PARTY (the SECRET Mexican Restaurant Recipe) · on YouTube