Frijoles Volteados

Name: Frijoles Volteados
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Guatemalan
Ingredients: 3 cups cooked black beans with their liquid; 1 onion, finely diced; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; Salt to taste

Frijoles Volteados (free-HOH-lehs bohl-teh-AH-dohs)

Guatemalan Refried Black Beans

⏱ Prep Time 10 min

📈 Difficulty Easy

👥 Servings

🔥 Calories 187 kcal

Silky-smooth black beans mashed and fried with onion until thick enough to hold a spoon upright, the foundation of every Guatemalan breakfast plate.

Nutrition & Info

Protein 10.0g

Carbs 30.0g

Fat 3.0g

Protein Carbs Fat

Dietary

vegetarian vegan dairy-free nut-free

Equipment Needed

heavy skillet potato masher or blender

Presentation Guide

Vessel: small bowl or spread on plate

Garnishes: crumbled cheese, cream

Accompaniments: tortillas, eggs, plantain

Ingredients

3 cups cooked black beans with their liquid
1 onion, finely diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp vegetable oil
Salt to taste

Instructions

1
Heat oil in a heavy skillet over medium heat. Sauté onion and garlic until golden.
2
Add cooked beans with their liquid. Mash with a potato masher, leaving some texture.
3
Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, for 15-20 min until thick and the beans pull away from the pan.
4
The beans are ready when you can "flip" them — volteados means "flipped."
5
Season with salt. Serve hot as a side or spread on tortillas.

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Did You Know?

The name volteados means "flipped" — a skilled cook can flip the entire bean mass in the pan like a pancake, and this is considered a rite of passage.

Chef's Notes

Equipment Tips

heavy skillet
potato masher or blender

Garnishing

crumbled cheese, cream

Accompaniments

tortillas, eggs, plantain

The Story Behind Frijoles Volteados

Black beans have been cultivated in Guatemala for over 5,000 years and remain the country's most important protein source. The technique of mashing and frying cooked beans concentrates their flavor and creates a versatile staple that appears at every meal. No Guatemalan breakfast is considered complete without frijoles volteados.

🕐 Traditionally enjoyed breakfast, lunch, dinner 📜 Origins: Pre-Columbian

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