24 de frijoles Recipes

pinto beans (frijoles de la olla, recipe follows), chicken broth, olive oil, onion, plum tomato, roughly chopped, serrano chili, seeded and minced, garlic cloves, minced, dried oregano, salt & freshly ground black pepper, corn tortillas, manchego cheese , swiss or 2 cups monterey jack cheese, mexican crema or sour cream, for drizzling

dried black beans or 1 lb pinto beans, rinsed and sorted, water, white onion, roughly chopped, lard or 1 tbsp oil, salt, epazote or 2 tsp dried, whole chipotle chili, guajillo chili or 1/2 ancho chili, toasted, seeded, and torn into small pieces, whole cumin, toasted, bay leaves, toasted, avocado leaves (i used anise ) or 2 -3 a generous pinch ground aniseed (i used anise ), hoja santa (i didn tsp add this since i couldn tsp find it), mexican oregano, toasted, garlic cloves, crushed and peeled, chorizo sausage, crumbled (opt*)

cooked pinto beans ( frijoles de la olla, recipe follows), olive or canola oil, garlic clove, minced, chopped onion, bolillos or other crusty oval-shaped roll, split in 1/2 lengthwise, shredded white cheese *see cook s note, suggestion : pico de gallo salsa