Red RedBean Stew with Fried Plantain

Name: Red Red (Bean Stew with Fried Plantain)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Ghana
Ingredients: 300 g Cowpeas Peas (rinsed); 1150 ml Water; 120 ml Red Palm Oil; 200 g Onion (finely chopped); 350 g Tomato (finely chopped); 60 g Tomato Paste; 12 g Garlic (crushed); 15 g Fresh Ginger (crushed); 1 pcs Scotch Bonnet Chili (crushed); 150 ml Water; 9 g Salt; 900 g Plantain (peeled and sliced); 350 ml Vegetable Oil

Red red pairs cowpeas cooked in a tomato and red-palm-oil stew with sweet fried plantain. This version keeps the beans distinct while reducing the sauce until rich and spoonable.

Prep

20m

Cook

1h 20m

Serves

Estimated

Nutrition

Per serving

1373kcal

Calories

11g

Protein

110g

Fat

100g

Carbs

Estimated per serving from the base recipe. Actual nutrition may vary.

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Ingredients

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Beans

300g
Cowpeas Peas (rinsed)
1.15l
Water

Stew

120ml
Red Palm Oil
200g
Onion (finely chopped)
350g
Tomato (finely chopped)
60g
Tomato Paste
12g
Garlic (crushed)
15g
Fresh Ginger (crushed)
1pcs
Scotch Bonnet Chili (crushed)
150ml
Water
9g
Salt

Plantain

0.9kg
Plantain (peeled and sliced)
350ml
Vegetable Oil

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Method

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6 steps

01
Combine the cowpeas and water in a pot. Bring to a boil, then simmer until tender. Drain well.
02
Warm the red palm oil in a pot. Add the onion and cook until softened, then stir in the garlic, fresh ginger, and scotch bonnet chili.
03
Add the tomato and tomato paste and cook until thick and the oil begins to separate.
04
Stir in the cooked cowpeas, water, and salt. Simmer until the stew is rich and spoonable.
05
Heat the vegetable oil to 175°C (347°F) and fry the plantain in batches until deep golden and tender.
06
Drain the plantain and serve it with the bean stew.

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