Tutu de Feijão (Brazilian Refried Beans with Pork)

Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked carioca or pinto beans, with 1 cup of their cooking liquid
• 150g bacon, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 tbsp cassava flour (farinha de mandioca)
• 1 bay leaf
• Salt, to taste
• 1 bunch collard greens, stemmed and thinly sliced
• 1 tbsp oil
• 4 eggs
• Cooked white rice, to serve

Before you cook

• Blend or mash the beans with their cooking liquid until mostly smooth.
• Thinly slice the collard greens.

Steps

1. Fry the bacon in a pan over medium heat for 5 minutes until crisp.
2. Lift out half the bacon and set aside for topping.
3. Add the onion and garlic to the pan with the remaining bacon and cook for 3 minutes.
4. Add the bay leaf and the mashed beans.
5. Sprinkle in the cassava flour a tablespoon at a time, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens into a smooth, gravy-like purée.
6. Season with salt and keep warm over low heat.
7. Heat the oil in a separate pan over high heat.
8. Sauté the collard greens for 2 minutes until just wilted.
9. Fry the eggs in the same pan to your liking.
10. Serve the bean purée topped with the reserved crisp bacon, alongside the collard greens, fried eggs, and rice.