Southern Spicy Bean Cakes

Total Time: 34 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup chopped sweet onion
• 2 (15 1/2 ounce) cans pinto beans, rinsed drained and divided
• 1 (8 ounce) sour cream and chive flavored cream cheese, softened
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika (optional)
• 1/8-1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1 (8 ounce) hush puppy mix with onion
• 1/2 cup cornmeal (for dredging)

Recipe

• 1 heat butter over med.-hi in sm skillet.add onion- cook till tender.
• 2 put 1 can beans,egg, onion, cream cheese, salt, red pepper and paprika (if using) into food processor. process until smooth.
• 3 stir in hush puppy mix and gently ford in remaining can of beans.
• 4 shape into about 3 inch patties -1/2 in thick using 1/2 cup of mixture.
• 5 coat both sides of cake with cornmeal. put on waxed paper covered baking sheet.
• 6 cover & refrigrerate until firm about 1 hour.
• 7 heat 2 tbs of oil over med- hi heat. cook patties in batches for about 2 mins per side or until golden brown. add more oil as needed for frying.
• 8 drain on paper towels and keep warm.