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Frijoles maneados
Frijoles maneados sonorenses: pinto beans stirred with red chile, milk and melted cheese
Frijoles maneados are the rich party beans of Sonora in northern Mexico, cooked for carne asada gatherings, weddings and Sunday lunch, and spooned onto flour tortillas. Soft pinto beans are mashed and beaten (maneados means stirred or worked) with dried red chile colorado, milk and so much melting cheese that the pot pulls into strings. Serve them with flour tortillas, grilled vegetables and a sharp salsa. The usual mistake is adding the cheese while the pot is boiling hard, which makes it go rubbery and oily; take the heat right down first. Chef's tip: Sonoran queso regional or Chihuahua cheese is often made with animal rennet, so for a vegetarian pot choose a vegetarian Monterey Jack-style or mild Cheddar cheese labelled suitable for vegetarians.
- Total time
- 130 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
- 12 ½ oz dried pinto beansrinsed and soaked overnight
- 8 ¼ cups water
- 1 onionhalf left whole, half finely chopped
- 1 ½ tsp salt
- 3 dried chile colorado (Anaheim or New Mexico chiles)stems and seeds removed
- 1 cup hot water for the chiles
- 2 cloves garlic
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 cup whole milk
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Method
0/7 doneStep 1: Drain the soaked 12 ½ oz dried pinto beans and put them in a large pot with the 8 ¼ cups water and the unchopped half of the ½ onion. Bring to the boil and boil hard for 10 minutes, skimming off the foam.
15 minStep 2: Lower the heat and simmer, partly covered, for 1½ hours, adding the 1 ½ tsp salt in the last 20 minutes. The beans are ready when they are creamy inside and crush easily. Pressure cooker: 30 minutes at high pressure after the 10-minute boil.
90 minStep 3: Meanwhile cover the 3 dried chile colorado (Anaheim or New Mexico chiles) with the 1 cup hot water for the chiles and soak for 15 minutes until soft. Blend with the 2 cloves garlic and their soaking water until smooth.
15 minStep 4: Drain the beans, keeping 250 ml of the cooking liquid, and lift out the onion. Pour the beans and the liquid into a bowl.
3 minStep 5: Heat the 3 tbsp vegetable oil in the same pot over a medium heat and fry the chopped ½ onion for 4 minutes until soft. Add the chile purée and fry for 3 minutes, stirring, until it darkens and thickens.
7 minStep 6: Add the beans and mash them roughly into the chile with a potato masher, leaving some whole. Stir in the 1 cup whole milk and simmer for 5 minutes, beating with a wooden spoon, until thick and creamy.
6 minStep 7: Turn the heat to low and stir in the 9 oz vegetarian melting cheese (Monterey Jack style or mild Cheddar) a handful at a time until melted and stringy. Serve at once with flour tortillas.
3 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 520 kcal
- Protein
- 25 g
- Carbs
- 40 g
- Fat
- 28 g
- Fibre
- 12 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does frijoles maneados take?
- About 130 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 115 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of garlic?
- ½ tsp garlic paste or ⅛ tsp garlic powder per clove.
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