National Hispanic Heritage Month - USDA

2/3 cup cooked beans . 2/3 cup shortening or lard . Boil and mash plantains; add flour and butter and mix thoroughly. Fry the beans in 1 tbsp. shortening for about 5 minutes. Heat remaining shortening in another frying pan, add plantain mixture, 1 tbsp. at a time, and spread with a fork so that it will take the shape of a small pancake. ................
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