Garnachies
It’s one of our favorite meals, hands down. And honestly, I have no idea what the correct spelling is, but that’s my best guess.
We learned to eat them in South Carolina when my mom’s friend returned from Belize. At nineteen, I visited Belize myself and ordered them straight from the little carts on the city streets. Oh my word, they were so good! The real Belizean version was far less piled and didn’t have any sour cream and then they stacked a couple of them into a tinfoil and you were all set with a pile of delicious.
This is our slightly Americanized version. I mostly use black beans instead of kidney and we love sour cream on top.
Start with a fried corn tortilla. You can get the packages of pre-fried ones at the store and this turns into a super quick meal, but I’m married to a purist who volunteered to fry all the tortillas rather than stoop to those. I’m not arguing with fresh is best. And really, what can I say? I’m a bit of a purist about the beans. You can get refried beans in a can if you’re in a hurry, but I always soak and then slow cook mine before frying them with lots of coconut oil, garlic, cumin, onion, and salt. If you have one of those little Mexican grocery stores close by, they have the best corn tortillas!
Layer with:
refried beans
tomato soup with a bit of taco seasoning stirred in
shredded cheese
onion sauce (basically chopped onions and cilantro in white vinegar with a dash of salt. If you can add chopped habanero you’ll take the entire experience to five star instead of four and a half.)
sour cream
And then it’s time for a party in your mouth!
My mouth is literally watering looking at that picture. Our babies were raised on these babies!
The thought of freshly fried tortillas and cooked beans is amazing. I start with canned pinto beans.
I’m pretty sure I could make these every week and no one here would get tired of them! They’re almost as much a staple as milk!
I find this post very interesting as this is one of our family’s favorite meals as well!! ‘They’re almost as much a staple as milk!!’ My oldest son has had these for every birthday- it’s his all time favorite!!
What a great birthday tradition! Zara just chose them for her fifth birthday!
My husband helped me make these last evening for supper and they were a hit at out house, Michelle! Thanks for sharing!!!