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One-Pot Beans and Plantains - West African Flavours
You will love this rich and flavourful recipe.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr 45 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 400g beans soaked overnight and rinsed
- 1.125 l water
- 200 ml palm oil
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 3 tbsp dried fish flakes
- Chopped Scotch bonnet chilli to taste
- 1 jumbo maggi cube
- 1 plantain peeled and cut into thin discs
- A large handful of very finely chopped spinach
- Salt
Instructions
- 1
Put beans and water in a pot and bring to the boil. Skim off the layer of foam, reduce heat and simmer for 15 mins.
- 2
Mix in the palm oil, onion, fish flakes and scotch bonnet chilli and let simmer for about 1.5 hr or until the beans are done to your taste.
- 3
About 15 mins before the beans are ready stir in the maggi cube and plantain, cover the pot and cook till the plantain is done.
- 4
Stir in the chopped spinach, adjust seasoning and serve with some rice.