What I did to Matty Matheson's Infamous Cheesy Citrus Refried Beans
From Homestyle Cookery , Matty says this is a dish he makes for his vegetarian posse. It's essentially a straightforward bean dip with chopped onion, garlic, cheese and whatnot. What really called my name was that it has a generous amount of grapefruit juice stirred into the refried pinto beans. Matty says you can substitute any citrus, but grapefruit juice has that sour tang which leads to a really nice call and response in your mouth with the spiced beans (cumin/coriander/jalapeno). You probably have everything you need to make this in your pantry already. Got a can of pintos? Pull it out. Got another can of already refried beans. Chop some onions and peppers. Splash of citrus, a few dashes of your favorite spices. Melt some cheeses in there. Matty uses mozzarella. I didn't have that, so I used fontina and smoked gruyere. I have to admit that the fontina didn't entirely melt the way I was hoping it, leading to a tolerable, but not ideal, granular texture. So, maybe d
