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Red Red (Bean Stew & Fried Plantain)

Name: Red Red (Bean Stew & Fried Plantain)
Total time: 1h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Ghana
Ingredients: 2 cups black-eyed peas, soaked; 1/3 cup palm oil; 1 onion, chopped; 3 tomatoes + 1 scotch bonnet, blended; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1 tsp ginger, 1 tsp garlic, 1 stock cube, salt; 3 ripe plantains, sliced and fried

Black-eyed pea stew enriched with palm oil and served with sweet fried plantains — a beloved Ghanaian comfort plate.

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1h 4 servings Easy

Ingredients

• 2 cups black-eyed peas, soaked
• 1/3 cup palm oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 tomatoes + 1 scotch bonnet, blended
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tsp ginger, 1 tsp garlic, 1 stock cube, salt
• 3 ripe plantains, sliced and fried

Method

Step 1 of 520%

Boil beans until tender, about 40 minutes; reserve some cooking liquid.

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1
Boil beans until tender, about 40 minutes; reserve some cooking liquid.
2
Heat palm oil, sauté onion until soft, stir in tomato paste and fry 3 minutes.
3
Add blended tomato-pepper, ginger, garlic and stock cube; simmer 10 minutes.
4
Fold in beans with a splash of cooking liquid; simmer 10 minutes to thicken.
5
Serve with hot fried plantains.