I’m a bean lover. You only need to scroll through a few recipes on this blog to confirm that. There are so many unique types of beans that exist that aren’t for sale in a can on the store shelf.

I want you to become a single-origin bean convert too. That’s why I reached out to Primary Beans to see if we could organize a virtual cooking class. In this class we will make homemade flour tortillas, cheesy refried beans, and salsa roja with chile de árbol. That’s right, we are making bean burritos!

To Lesley of Primary Beans, there’s nothing better than a good bean burrito - runny refried beans rolled into a paper-thin chewy flour tortilla, enjoyed with fresh spicy salsa. That’s the way she ate them when growing up on the Mexican border in the Sonoran Desert - at taco stands under freeway overpasses, off-menu at the local diner, and homemade at friend’s houses. Fast forward a few decades, and she still craves that simple and addictive combo. As founder of Primary Beans, she has no shortage of tricks for the perfect, restaurant-quality refried beans. Paired with homemade flour tortillas that bean anything you can find at the grocery story and taqueria-style chile de árbol salsa, you’ll learn to make the elevated bean burrito you didn’t know you needed.

Save 15% on your Primary Beans order

• In order to make the best refried beans at home, you need to start with the best beans. In this class, Lesley will be using Bayo Beans.

• Add some to your cart now and use code LANYAP15 to save 15% off of your order

• Place your order by Friday (9/23) at noon CST to ensure that your beans arrive in time for class

• Pro tip: Buy enough beans for free shipping!

• What are we making in this virtual cooking class?

• Sonoran-style bean burritos:

  • Cheesy refried beans

  • Homemade flour tortillas

  • Salsa de chile de árbol

• Blackberry jalapeño margarita

When is this virtual cooking class?

Date: Sunday, October 2nd

Start Time: 7 pm Eastern/4 pm Pacific

Price: $20/household

Platform: Zoom

Notes on some of the ingredients:

Equipment Needed:

• Pressure cooker or a large pot

  • For cooking the dried beans before class. Just follow the Primary Beans bean cooking guide.

• Large non-stick skillet for the refried beans

• Cast iron skillet or griddle for the tortillas

• Rolling pin

• Food processor or blender for the salsa

• Cocktail shaker

• Small Strainer (optional, this is for double straining the cocktail)

• Muddler (or the flat end of a wooden spoon)

Ingredients: (a list of exact quantities will be sent within 24 hours of signing up for the class)

• Bread flour, and (if you can find it) Sonora wheat flour (such as from Hayden Mills)

• Fine sea salt

• High-quality lard or chicken fat (such as from Fatworks or Epic Provisions)

  • vegetarians sub butter or refined coconut oil

• Primary Beans Bayo beans

• White onion

• Garlic

• Avocado leaves (optional, dried or fresh, if you can find some)

• Ball/block of queso Chihuahua or other melty Mexican cheese 

• Chiles de árbol

• Ripe Roma tomatoes

• Cider vinegar

• Kosher salt   

• Tequila

• Agave syrup

• Lime juice

• a few slices of jalapeño

• a few blackberries

• ice