It does occur to me now that I don't remember the specifics of my Canned bean experiments. I also just recently realized that there are drastic differences between the way they prepare the beans which go in the can. Such as Red Beans seem to always have sugar added.
I might have to retry these with just some black beans... On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 5:34 PM Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote: > We just use black beans out of the can. We will season them with green > chilies, cayenne, and garlic. Choose your own heat. I also like to add rice > that we cook with a little bullion. > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > > On 4/9/2020 4:15 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) wrote: > > Over the years I've built up a set of recipes that are as good or better > than what I can get elsewhere. Usually starting with a recipe which is in > the ballpark, and then tweaking it until it's to my liking. > > What continues to evade me is Burrito Filling. I asked on here a few > months ago for pointers, and have since then tried a couple of times. > Still no luck. Not even close. I've tried to season refried beans out of > the can. I've tried Canned beans of various types in the food processor. > Cooking beans and then adding green chilis. Cooking beans with the green > chilis in them (this was closest so far). And on and on and on. > > My favorite store-bought burritos have a simple set of filling > ingredients: "Beans, Water, Cheddar Cheese, Green Chilies, Salt, > Dehydrated Onion, Spices," > > Considering I've pretty much tried some combination of all of those at > various times, there has to be something I'm just missing. Like how > they're cooked, or the proportions, or something hiding in the ingredient > catchall of "Spices".. And no it isn't chili powder or cumin... I want my > bean filling to taste like beans with chilies and cheese, not like chili or > tacos. > > My only saving grace is that it doesn't seem like Taco Hell has figured it > out either...although a lot of "authentic" mexican restaurants have. > > If anyone knows the right magic incantation or any more pointers, it > would be much appreciated. > > -- > - Forrest > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- - Forrest
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