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Pinto Bean Cakes with Salsa
Pinto Bean Cakes with Salsa
- Recipe Submitted by ADMIN on 09/26/2007
Category: Appetizers, Main Dish, Vegetarian
Ingredients List
- 1 1/2 tb Salad oil
- 1 sm Onion; finely chopped
- 1/4 c Red bell pepper
- - (finely chopped)
- 2 Garlic cloves; minced
- 1 md Fresh jalapeno chili
- - seeded & finely chopped
- 2 cn Pinto beans (15 oz each)
- - drained & rinsed
- 1/8 ts Liquid smoke
- 1/4 c Chopped fresh cilantro
- 1/2 ts Ground cumin
- 1/4 ts Pepper
- 1/3 c Yellow cornmeal
- Cooking spray (optional)
- 1 c Tomato-based salsa
- - homemade or purchased
Directions
In a 12- to 14-inch nonstick frying pan over medium heat, combine 1 1/2
teaspoons of the oil with the onion, bell pepper, garlic and chili. Stir
often until onion is limp but not browned, about 5 minutes. In a bowl,
coarsely mash beans with a potato masher until they stick together. Stir in
onion mixture, liquid smoke, cilantro, cumin, and pepper, mixing well.
Spread cornmeal on a sheet of waxed paper. When bean mixture is cool to
touch, divide into 8 equal portions, shaping each into a 1/2-inch thick
cake. Coat cakes with cornmeal. Return the frying pan to medium-high heat.
Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil. When oil is hot, add cakes and brown
lightly, 8 to 10 minutes; turn cakes over once. Coat pan with cooking oil
spray if cakes start to stick. Serve cakes with salsa to add to taste.
teaspoons of the oil with the onion, bell pepper, garlic and chili. Stir
often until onion is limp but not browned, about 5 minutes. In a bowl,
coarsely mash beans with a potato masher until they stick together. Stir in
onion mixture, liquid smoke, cilantro, cumin, and pepper, mixing well.
Spread cornmeal on a sheet of waxed paper. When bean mixture is cool to
touch, divide into 8 equal portions, shaping each into a 1/2-inch thick
cake. Coat cakes with cornmeal. Return the frying pan to medium-high heat.
Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil. When oil is hot, add cakes and brown
lightly, 8 to 10 minutes; turn cakes over once. Coat pan with cooking oil
spray if cakes start to stick. Serve cakes with salsa to add to taste.
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