Basic Toastada & Refried Beans

Ingredients

• 2 cloves of minced garlic
• Cumin seeds
• Paprika
• Can of pinto or black beans
• Salt
• Lime juice
• Toastadas
• Cheese
• Lettuce
• Red onion
• Tomato
• Sour cream (optional)

Order of Operations

1. Before cooking, prep cheese by shredding and prep vegetable toppings by dicing.
2. Set oiled pan over heat
3. Add garlic, cumin seeds, and paprika until garlic is aromatic
4. Add entire can of beans, water and all
5. Bring mixture to simmer
6. Once simmering, use potato masher to mash the beans into pieces
7. After bean mash, add salt and lime juice to taste
8. Continue to simmer/cook so the water from the can reduces to a sauce, turning the bean mash into a paste (refried beans!)
9. Transfer refried beans to serving bowl
10. Layer ingredients on toastada in order, from bottom to top:
    1. Cheese
    2. Refried beans
    3. Sour cream (optional)
    4. Lettuce
    5. Onion
    6. Tomato