Quite simply one of the most popular food pairing/combo in the entire Nigerian cuisine pantry. Beans and plantain offer a really nutritionally balanced and great tasting dish.
I love the simplicity and frugality of this combo and whether you like your beans all well mashed up, cooked plain with added pepper sauce or stewed in a thin sauce, it always catches my attention.
Select dirts off beans, wash and boil in pressure pot for about 15mins
Blend pepper and crayfish, slice onions, wash, peel and cut plantain into desired size.
After 15 mins add all other condiments into the pot, stir and confirm taste, cover again and allow to cook for another 5mins, stir at few mins intervals till texture is as desired and then serve and enjoy meal.
This Rice and Beans recipe is probably going to be easier than most other recipes you find online. When rice is paired with beans and made into Jollof, that’s food to millions of Nigerians.
Ingredients
1-1/4CupBlack eyed peas or honey beans( dirt removed, washed and drained)
For the uninitiated, moimoi is a Nigerian breakfast staple made from pureed beans. It’s perfectly savory and often served as accompaniment to breakfast porridge. Traditional moimoi is wrapped in Banana leaves or Ewe Eran (Thaumatococcus daniellii).
Nigerian Rice and Beans – Rice and Beans is a staple in many cultures around the world and Nigeria is not an exception. Though the classic Nigerian Rice and Beans is not eaten plain, it’s usually served with different sauces and stews but I usually serve mine with Ata dindin or the Nigerian Stew.
Beans Porridge is a delicacy in Nigeria, it is one of those Nigerian foods that are loved by every Nigerian.
Ingredients
5 cups of beans
1 cup of Sliced onions
4 ripe plantains
2-3 stock cubes
200ml of palm oil
500ml Ground red tomatoes
Fluted pumpkin (optional)
Ground Red Pepper to taste
Salt to taste