Hand-Mashed Pinto Beans with Cheese

Name: Hand-Mashed Pinto Beans with Cheese
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients: 1 pound dried pinto beans, rinsed; 10 cups (or more) cold water; 2 cups chopped green onions (about 8); 1 tablespoon plus 1/3 cup lard or corn oil; 1 teaspoon fine sea salt; 1/2 cup finely chopped white onion; 1 garlic clove, minced; 2 cups (packed) coarsely grated queso manchego or Montery Jack cheese (about 8 ounces); Warm corn tortillas

By Marilyn Tausend and Ricardo Mu oz ZuritaPhotographer Mark Thomas

April 30, 2003

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