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Great dinner... New (for me) bean idea

UKMatt
UKMatt Posts: 113
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
Sorry - no pics of tonight's effort...

We roasted off a filet mignon cap (I think that's what it's called - the fat part at the very top of the loin that's like a separate cut) in the egg - direct at 650 on each side for 2 mins and then shut down for a while until it was medium rare - very nice but took longer to reach temp than expected.

I also had some left overs from this recipe - http://www.eggheadforum.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&Itemid=55&func=view&catid=1&id=613788.

I had also read a blog post that said refried beans don't need to be bathed in lard so I decided to try something a bit different.

I cooked the beans on the stovetop until the liquid had reduced a fair amount and then I mashed them with a potato mashed until somewhat like refried beans consistency. I put some beans in a ramekin up to halfway, topped with cheddar cheese, added some more beans to almost full and topped again with cheese.

They went into the egg indirect (I have a half moon raised grill thingee) while the steak was roasting. When the steak came off to rest, the egg was boosted up to about 550 degrees to brown the cheese topping.

The beans were FANTASTIC!

The steak was great but the beans were simply amazing considering they were not lard-tastic :-)

These will be cooked again and next time, there WILL be pics :)

UKMatt
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  • AnnaG
    AnnaG Posts: 1,104
    That sounds awesome! I have been wanting to do something with refried beans...

    What kind of beans did you start with? I will put it on the grocery list...

    Thanks...
    ...AnnaG...
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  • UKMatt
    UKMatt Posts: 113
    AnnaG wrote:
    That sounds awesome! I have been wanting to do something with refried beans...

    What kind of beans did you start with? I will put it on the grocery list...

    Thanks...
    ...AnnaG...


    I started with dry pinto beans, soaked overnight and then cooked as per the previously linked recipe. I had to reduce the beans a bit to get less liquid before mashing.

    Honestly, some of the best beans I have had!

    UKMatt
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  • Austin Smoker
    Austin Smoker Posts: 1,467
    Glad you liked my bean recipe...I've never tried refritos with them, but will definately give it a whirl....like you, withuout bunch of lard.
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  • Panhandle Smoker
    Panhandle Smoker Posts: 3,018
    Those beans are a for sure on the top of the to do list. I book marked it the first time I saw it.
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