Mexican Burritos

10-12 Tortillas de trigo precocidas

Ingredients

For the refried beans:

  • 1 pound dried beans (soaked overnight)
  • 1 or 1-1/2 liters boiling water
  • 3  garlic cloves*
  • 1 medium onion *
  • 1 red or green bell pepper *
  • 1 handful of cilantro *
  • 2- 3 Tbs olive oil *
  • Salt to taste

* Put these ingredients in the blender and puree, this will be your seasoning 

For the red sauce:

  • 2 medium ripe tomatoes.
  • 2 Tbs tomato paste
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 Tbs olive oil


 

Preparation

For the refried beans:

  1. Soak the beans found overnight.
  2. The next day, put them to cook in a pressure cooker, or in a normal pot in the boiling water.
  3. Once they are starting to soften, add the onion, garlic, cilantro and bell pepper blend.
  4. Let them cook completely, then add the salt and tomato paste.
  5. Cook until everything starts to thicken, the beans are going to disintegrate for this to happen.
  6. Turn off the heat, and let the beans cool slightly. This will allow them to thicken more.
  7. Put the wheat tortillas that are already cooked in the oven for a few minutes to soften, and then one by one fill them with 3-4 T bs of the beans, forming the burritos.
  8. You can place the burritos in a baking dish, to place the red sauce on top.

For the red sauce:

  1. Using a grater, grate the tomatoes. This little juice, pass it through a sieve in a pot to boil it with the rest of the ingredients.
  2. Pour this sauce on top of the burritos, and put them in the oven just to get the desired temperature.
  3. Garnish with chili or chopped cilantro and serve.
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