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Dualit Product Recipe
Black eyed bean stew with spicy fried plantain.
This West African dish is easy to make and delicious served with any vegetable.
Serves: 4
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Mixed beans stewed in tomatoes and ginger to create a wholesome dish for anytime of the day.
Ingredients
- 1 x 240g can of black eyed beans
- 1 x 240g can of chopped tomatoes
- 2 Garlic cloves peeled and chopped
- 1 x 1'' piece of ginger peeled and chopped.
- 1 large red onion.
- 1 medium Leek washed and thinly sliced.
- Half of a scotch bonnet. ( this will be removed at the end of cooking )
- 1 Tsp Chilli flakes.
- 2 Tsp med curry powder.
- 1 Tbsp Tomato puree.
- 2 Tbsp Olive oil/ or rapeseed oil.
- 1 Vegetable stock cube
- 1 Ltr water.
- Salt and pepper to season.
method
- Preheat the oven to 160\140 fan.
- In a large ovenproof and hobproof casserole dish add 2 Tbsp Olive oil and gently heat.
- Add chopped onion, garlic, ginger, leeks and gently fry to soften.
- Add the tin of tomatoes, chilli flakes and curry powder.
- Dissolve the stock cube in a jug of 1ltr boiling water and stir in the tomato puree salt and pepper.
- Add the stock to the tomato dish and add the scotch bonnet.
- Simmer on top of the hob for 30 minutes no lid.
- Remove from the hob and stir in the tin of black eyed beans, cover with a lid and place in the oven for a further 30 minutes until the beans are nice and soft. ( longer ilf required )
- Mix the cayenne pepper, nutmeg and black pepper in a flat dish.
- Slice the plantain diagonally approx 1 centimetre thick and dip each side into the nutmeg mix.
- Heat the sunflower oil in a frying pan and carefully add the coated spiced plantain slices and fry each side until golden and crispy, set aside on kitchen paper to drain any excess oil.
- Serve the plantain on top of a bowl of the bean stew with a flatbread ( see recipe link )
Top tips....
This stew makes a delicious side for barbequed meats and veg, and can be heated up on the griddle, and also gets better with age, try it a few days after.
Add all the ingredients together and place on top of the bbq (safely) and leave to cook for a few hours.
Serve up with toasted flatbreads to scoop up the stew ( no spoons needed!! )
Try it in a toastie, or wrap with a salad and natural yoghurt you will not be disappointed.
On a jacket potato or with plain long grain rice.
All the ingredients are readily available in the "world" aisle in most large supermarkets, and small local grocery stores.
