Bean Cakes Recipe

Bean Cakes are a great Mexican appetizer. Serve them at your Cinco de Mayo party!

• Meal Type: Appetizer
• Ethnicity: Mexican
• Holiday Category: N/A
• Preparation Time: 15-30 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 recipe Boiled Pinto Beans, well drained
• 1 medium white onion, minced
• 2 serrano chiles, stemmed and minced
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup peanut oil
• 1 cup fresh tomato salsa
• 1 cup Crema

Directions

1. Mash the beans to a textured purée with a food processor or potato masher. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the onion, chiles, cumin and salt. Using 1/4 cup of the bean mixture, make 3 x 1/2-inch patties.
2. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large heavy skillet. Put as many patties in the skillet as will fit in a single uncrowded layer and fry over fairly high heat until golden and toasted, about 1 minute per side. Transfer to a platter. Fry remaining patties.
3. Sprinkle each patty with salsa, then drizzle Crema over. Serve immediately.