Beans and Potatoes Recipe
On our post about the different ways to cook beans, you can see that beans is a widely eaten meal in Nigeria. This made a lot of people try out many recipes and combination for this staple food. In this blog, there are lots of recipes for beans that you can also check out.
This particular recipe will be a combination of beans and sweet potatoes, topped up with palm oil which is otherwise known as red oil. Come with me, you will learn a lot today.
Ingredients
- Beans
- Sweet potatoes
- Palm oil
- Crayfish
- Fish
- Pepper
- Salt
- Onions
- Scent leaves or other vegetable
- Stock cubes
Prepping the Ingredients
This is a method of preparing the ingredients beforehand to fasten the main cooking proces. I will start with how to prep the beans.
Beans
Beans
Pour the beans into a bowl or tray, pick out the chaffs and stones out of the beans. Wash the beans 2 to 3 times to get rid of impurities and preservatives. Keep it aside. You can also read the two methods of prepping beans on this post. There I have took time to explain the processes step by step.
Sweet Potatoes
Preparing sweet potatoes is not a tough process but it’s a delicate one. You will need a sharp kitchen knife to peel off the potato skin completely. After you are done with the peeling, wash off all the dirt from the potato, cut it into smaller sizes as desired and also keep it aside.
Onions
Peel off the dry portion of the onions, chop the onions into smaller slices. Alternatively, you can decide to blend it.
Onions
How to Cook Beans and Potatoes
I will begin this way, pour the already washed beans into a pot, add water and boil gently. Bring it to boil, then sieve out the water completely. This is to get rid of any leftover factory preservatives on the beans and also helps the absorption rate of the beans.
Add water again then continue with boiling. Boil till it tenders. If the water dries off, add additional water. Once you have tasted it and it has soften up, proceed to add onions, salt, pepper, stock cubes, crayfish and stir well. Cover the pot and boil for some minutes.
After some minutes, add the potatoes, stir and continue boiling. Continue cooking till the potatoes tenders, then add palm oil and stir. Cover the pot and cook for about 5-10 minutes. Your delicious beans and Potatoes porridge is ready to be served.
Beans and potatoes porridge
Conclusion
Almost all the beans recipes are easy and straightforward. It will take you around 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours to cook this meal including prep time depending on the type of cooker you are using. Also, older beans cook slower than newer ones, always take this into consideration. I have broken down all the steps you need to follow in order to achieve this.
There are other beans recipes on this blog that you can check out and try for your next meal. If you have tried this recipe, drop your experience for others on the comment section.
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