Cooking Beans with Palm Oil
The Nigerian style of cooking beans with palm oil is one of the easiest recipe for cooking beans. It’s straightforward, easy and resources saving. This style of cooking beans is commonly available in almost all the restaurants in Nigeria serving local dishes.
It is also a delicacy enjoyed in homes, owing to its simplicity in preparation. Though it might be simple, it is not everyone that might be conversant with how to prepare it. Because of this, I take out time to make this post for everyone who wishes to learn how to cook beans using palm oil. Stick around this meal will definitely to yummy!
Prepping the Beans
There are two methods of prepping beans that I will be sharing with you today. You are at liberty to choose which one to go with.
Method 1
This is referred to as the picking method. You will take the beans, pour it in a bowl or a tray. Begin to pick out stones, beans chaffs, spoiled seeds and any other materials that might be mixed with it. This might include maize grains, soya beans etc.
Pour a good amount of water into the bowl after you are done with the seperation. Wash it gently to remove all the impurities and dirt. Your beans is ready to be cooked.
Method 2
This method is referred to as the washing method. In this method, you just need to add water to a bowl containing the beans and stir gently. The water will make the stones and sand mixed with the beans to sink while the beans chaff and the spoiled seeds will float.
You can then proceed to remove the chaff using your hands or a sieve. To remove the stones, you will need to carefully pick out the beans from the container to a new container till what is left over at the bottom will be the stones only. Repeat the process for two to three times to get rid of every chaff, stones and sand.
Ingredients for Cooking Beans with Palm oil
- Beans
- Palm oil
- Pepper
- Onions
- Salt
- Crayfish
- Stock cubes
- Fish
This recipe is very cost friendly and you can quickly see that from the list of ingredients mentioned above.
How to Cook Beans with Palm Oil
In this section, I will show you how to put all the listed ingredients to good use in order to achieve our goal for this recipe.
Add the already prepped beans to a pot. Add water and boil gently. Depending on the type of beans you are using, it might take some time before it tenders. But if you are using honey beans or black eyed beans, there will be a great reduction in the time of cooking.
Boil the beans till it tenders, add salt, onions, pepper, crayfish, stock cubes and fish. Stir well and taste, then allow it to boil for several minutes.
Add oil and stir completely, keep stirring the beans from time to time to avoid burning. When the beans tenders completely, your delicious meal is done.
Serving Beans Cooked with Palm Oil
This meal can be eaten along with the following:
- Rice
- Bread
- Pap
- Cassava flakes
- Boiled corn etc.
Conclusion
Now that you have learned how to cook beans with palm oil, it’s now your turn to try out the recipe. As I said earlier and you have seen, it is very straightforward and easy to prepare this meal. Try it out and let’s hear from you on the comment’s section.
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