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Crispy Rancho Gordo Beans with Two Sauces (Frijoles Bravas)

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Ingredients

Beans:

  • 1 lb. Mayacoba** beans cooked until tender, drained well
  • Olive oil
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Chopped parsley
  • Fleur de sel

Brava Sauce:

  • 1 tablespoon Tres Sabores olive oil
  • 1 ½ teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 arbol chile crushed into bits (or ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper)
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
  • ¾ cup canned crushed San Marzano tomatoes
  • ½ tablespoon sugar
  • 1 ¼ teaspoons smoked paprika
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Aioli:

  • 1 large egg
  • 2 garlic cloves smashed
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

For the beans:

  • Heat a generous amount of oil in a large cast iron pan or large sauté pan over medium high heat. Add the beans in batches, enough to make a single layer and cook until crisped and golden, stirring occasionally as they cook to make sure they are crisped on all sides. Hold each batch in a warm place as you cook the rest.

Brava Sauce:

  • Combine the oil, garlic and chile in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until fragrant, about 15 seconds. Add the tomato paste and sherry vinegar. Cook, stirring frequently, until the vinegar evaporates, about 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and
  • sugar and reduce the heat to low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened and the flavors have melded together, about 30 minutes. Stir in the paprika and salt.
  • Puree in a blender or food processor until very smooth. Add water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until the mixture achieves a ketchup-like consistency that you can just drizzle, but
  • is still thick. Keep at room temp if serving right away. Otherwise, refrigerate in sealed
  • container for up to 2 weeks.

​Aioli:

  • Combine the egg, garlic, lemon juice and salt in a food processor. Process for 30 seconds, then slowly begin drizzling in the oil with the machine running until the mixture is emulsified. Use immediately or refrigerate in a sealed container for up to 1 week.

Notes

** www.ranchogordo.com/collections/heirloom-beans/products/mayocoba-bean or substitute any smaller, thin-skinned soup bean –try a pinto bean, for example. Also, see Rancho Gordo’s website for a brilliant guide to cooking beans.