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Enfrijoladas

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  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 1 cup queso fresco
  • 1½ cup beans
  • 1 cloves garlic clove
  • tortillas
Clean the beans, removing broken beans and small stones; rinse in a strainer.
  • water
Cover with water in a larger bowl and soak overnight or at least four hours, until doubled; drain.
  • onion
  • 1 whole jalapeño
  • 8 cup water
Put the beans in a pot with a piece of onion, garlic and a halved jalapeño; add eight cups of water and bring to a boil on high.
Reduce to medium-low, cover and cook 30 to 45 minutes, until tender.
  • 2 whole chile chipotles in adobo sauce
  • 2 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp oregano
Transfer to a blender with two chipotles in adobo, two teaspoons of salt, half a teaspoon of oregano and pepper; blend until smooth.
  • 1 tbsp lard
Melt one tablespoon of lard in a pan over medium heat, pour in the sauce and bring to a simmer.
Taste for salt, reduce to the lowest heat and simmer about five minutes; set aside.
  • oil
Heat a little oil in a pan over medium heat and blister each tortilla, about five seconds.
  • diced onion
Spoon sauce onto the plate; stuff each tortilla with queso fresco and diced onion, roll, and set on the sauce.
Rolling, saucing and topping
  • crema mexicana
  • red onion
  • cilantro
  • avocado slices
Top with more bean sauce, crema mexicana, queso fresco, red onion, cilantro and avocado slices.