Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Really good beans and tortillas

This dish was totally inspired by little frozen bean and green chilli burritos. I decided I would have to recreate them. This isn't exactly a recreation, but it is amazingly yummy.

3c pinto beans, sorted and rinsed
1T nutritional yeast
1tsp dried oregano
1T salt
homemade flour tortillas  (I used this recipe)
salsa verde
onions, cillantro, diced tomatoes, or other toppings as desired

Put beans in a large pot with yeast and oregano and cover with about an inch of water. Bring to a boil and turn off heat. Cover and let soak about 1 hour. Return beans to a gentle boil, adding water if needed to keep barely covered. Simmer about 1 hour, until tender, stirring every 10-15 minutes. Add salt and stir. Serve on tortillas with salsa verde.

Note on tortillas: I found that if I did not cover the tortillas when letting them rest it was not necessary to flour the rolling pin or board. This is a huge time saver. Also there is no need to repeatedly divide the dough in half, just pinching off a large lump (perhaps 2 walnuts worth) at a time was sufficient.

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