7-layer bean sauce
It's not a party without 7 Layer Dip! We make it with hot refried beans and top it with cheddar cheese, chili, tomatoes, avocado, sour cream and chopped black olives. This is an essential Game Day snack. Refried beans should be served warm . Well, I already said it. I don't usually think about food preferences, but cold fried beans are just as appealing as cold hamburgers. That's why I make a 7-layer sauce, starting with a layer of hot refried beans. How to make 7 layer sauce ] The shredded cheese is added directly to the warm beans to allow them to melt from the heat of the beans. Then layers of tomatoes, avocados, olives, chillies and onions (all mostly at room temperature) are added. The only cold part of the sauce is the sour cream (or Mexicana crema) topping. Served this way, the flavor deliciously mimics tostadas or homemade nachos, but in a simple sauce form. Ways to adapt this recipe By the way, depending on what you have on hand, your 7-layer dip could end up with...