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Habas con Refrito (Beans with Refried Beans)

Habas con Refrito (Beans with Refried Beans) is a traditional Ecuadorian recipe for a classic vegetarian dish of refried beans mixed with cream cheese that's served surrounded by a ring of boiled soya beans. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Ecuadorian version of: Beans with Refried Beans (Habas con Refrito).

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

20 minutes

Total Time:

40 minutes

Serves:

4

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Vegetarian RecipesCheese RecipesBean RecipesEcuador Recipes



Habas con Refrito (Beans with Refried Beans) a Classic Ecuadorian recipe for a dish of prawn and potato patties that are fried to cook and served with a cheese, onion, vanilla wafer, green chilli, garlic and peanut sauce.

Ingredients:

500g fresh soya beans or broad (fava) beans
250g refried beans
120ml cream cheese (or you can use my home-made cream cheese recipe to prepare your own)
salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste

Method:

Bring a pan of salted water to a boil, add the beans and boil for about 25 minutes, or until tender.

Cook the refried beans in a pan until heated through. Stir in the cream cheese and continue cooking over medium heat until warmed through. Adjust the seasoning.

Drain the boiled beans and arrange in a serving dish. Spoon the refried beans in the centre and serve.