Red Red (African Stewed Black-eyed peas)
Red Red Recipe- A hearty tasty and no fuss vegetarian black-eyed peas stewed beans- African Style.
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr 30 min
- Yield
- 5 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 4 -14.5 ounce canned beans or 1 pound dried beans
- 1/2 – ¾ cup palm oil or Canola oil
- 1 medium Onions
- 1 Tablespoon ginger
- ½ tablespoon garlic
- 2 Tomatoes
- 2 Tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 Tablespoon paprika
- 1/3 cup crayfish (optional)
- 2 cups – 3 cups stock/ water
- 1-tablespoon bouillon powder (vegetarian, chicken (optional))
- 2-3 green onions chopped
- Salt and pepper as needed
- 1 habanero pepper or sub with hot pepper or sauce (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Rinse dry black-eyed pea beans and pick through and discard any foreign object. (I did not have to do this because I used the package beans,). Add beans to a large pot covering with 3-4 inches of cold water.
- 2
Cover and let sit overnight or 6 to 8 hours
- 3
Drain the soaked beans, rinse, and place the beans in a Dutch oven or pressure cooker. Follow instructions for cooking beans in your pressure cooker. It takes roughly between 8 to 12 minutes to cook. If not using a pressure cook, cook the beans for about 50- 60 mins or until tender
- 4
Drain the cooked beans and set aside
- 5
If using canned beans you should start from here.
- 6
Heat oil (palm and canola) in large saucepan over medium heat until hot. Sauté the onions in the oil for 3-4 minutes, stirring often and scraping any browned bits off the bottom of the pot.
- 7
Add tomatoes, tomatoes paste , ginger, garlic, paprika and bouillon powder/ cubes. Cook while stirring for about 60 seconds,
- 8
Through in the Cray fish and let it simmer, for about 10-15 minutes, add water/ stock if needed to prevent burns. Continue to cook the sauce, stirring occasionally
- 9
Finally add the beans, green onions and the remaining stock/water and bring to a boil and simmer for another 10-15 minutes.
- 10
Adjust for seasonings, and beans consistency with water and serve.