Beans & Dodo

Ingredients for 6 servings:

• 500 g beans (black-eyed peas)
• 4 tbsp oil (palm oil)
• 2 onions
• 100 g tomato paste
• 1 tsp chili, (chillipepper red)
• 6 banana(s), plantain (Plantains, African shop), well ripened
• Oil, for frying

Instructions

Working time approx. 45 minutes; Rest time approx. 12 hours; Total time approx. 12 hours 45 minutes

Soak the beans overnight. The next day, cook them in the soaking water until they can be easily mashed with a fork. Do not add salt, or the beans will not tenderize. Heat 2 tablespoons of palm oil in a pan. Add the very finely chopped onions and fry briefly, stirring. Purée the bean mixture with a potato masher. There shouldn’t be too much water left in the pot. Mix 100g of tomato paste with water, add salt and chili pepper, stir, and stir into the bean mixture. If, contrary to expectations, the bean mash is too thin, let it cool in a covered pan and then reheat. Peel the plantain and slice it. Add the oil and the rest of the palm oil to the pan. Fry until crispy.