Beans is one of the most popular foods eaten in Nigeria and this beans porridge is one of the simplest meals you can make.
Here is the recipe.
Ingredients
- 3 cups of brown/black-eyed beans
- Red palm oil
- 1 medium onion
- Pepper & Salt (to taste)
- 1 big stock cube
- 500g Yam/Plantain/Sweet Potatoes
- Crayfish (optional)
Before you cook beans porridge
- Soak the beans in cold water for 5 hours.
- Boil the beans for 5 minutes and discard the water.
- Wash the beans in cold water and set aside.
- This soaking and the pre-cooking process will help reduce the gas-inducing elements.
- Chop the onions, grind the crayfish (if you are using it), and grind the pepper.
- If you will use yams/plantains/sweet potatoes, wash, peel, and cut them into 1-inch cubes and set aside.
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Preparation
1. Put the beans in a pot and pour water up to the level of the beans, and start cooking.
2. Cook till tender, adding more water from time to time, if necessary.
3. Always keep the water at the same level as the beans so that when the beans are done, you will not have too much water in the porridge.
4. When the beans porridge is soft, add the onions, crayfish (if using it), pepper, and seasoning.
5. Add the red palm oil and salt to taste and cook for another 5 minutes on medium heat.
6. Turn off the heat, add the baby corn (if you have chosen to use it), leave to stand for 5 minutes, and turn the porridge with a wooden spoon
7. The beans porridge is ready. If you cooked the beans porridge without any of the additions, serve it with fried plantain, fried yam, or fried sweet potatoes.
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