Enfrijoladas

Pan-Fried Tortillas in a Spicy Black Bean Sauce

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Oaxaca: Home Cooking from the Heart of Mexico

By Bricia Lopez and Javier Cabral

Published 2019

  • About

This is my favorite dish to have every time we go to Oaxaca. It is a breakfast made from beans, meat, cheese, and tortillas that really fills you up and jumpstarts your morning. The combination of flavor and nutrients keeps you going all day. In Oaxaca, enfrijoladas signifies abundance and good fortune, because if you have these ingredients on hand, it usually means you are doing okay in life. To make sure not one ounce of delicious bean salsa is wasted, it is traditionally served wi