Frijoles Con Elote

Ingredients

• 3 cups cooked beans (pinto, navy, or black beans)
• 1 cup corn kernels
• 1 jalapeno pepper (cut into strips)
• 3 Tbsp pork lard or bacon grease (or your favorite cooking oil)
• pinch of salt
• queso fresco (for serving)

Instructions

1. 1

   Heat the lard or oil in a frying pan over medium heat.

2. 2

   Add the chili peppers and corn. Fry for 1 minute or until the chilies soften a bit.

3. 3

   Optional: Remove one or two tablespoons of the mixture for garnish.

4. 4

   Stir in the beans and season with a pinch of salt. Stir for one minute.

5. 5

   Set the heat to low and mash the beans using a potato masher until they are creamy.

6. 6

   Turn off the heat, transfer the elote beans to a platter and garnish with crumbled queso fresco and the chilies and corn mixture you reserved before.