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Red red is simply fried plantains with beans stew.
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Red red recipe (black eyed pea stew with fried plantains)
Prep Time
1 hr
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
 
Servings: 4 plus
Author: Marianjules| BiscuitsandLadles
Ingredients
  • 2 cups black-eyed pea or beans soaked over night
  • 4 medium size tomatoes
  • 2 medium size onion
  • Pepper like scotch bonnet or red chilli as required
  • 1/2cup palm oil
  • Momoni optional
  • 1 tablespoon grounded shrimp optional
  • 4- 6 plantains
Instructions

  1. Cook the soaked beans till tender, set aside. Blend one onion, tomatoes and pepper together and set aside. Slice the other onion and set aside. Remove the peels from plantains and season with salt if you like, set aside.

  2. Put palm oil in a saucepan, add half of the sliced onions and momoni if using. Cook till tender and the momoni melts in the oil. Add the blended onions, tomatoes and pepper. Add about 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook till thickened. Add grounded shrimp if using and the cooked beans.

  3. Stir in the remaining onions and a little water from the beans if stew is too thick. Taste and adjust for salt.

  4. When ready to eat, fry plantains with any oil of choice. I do not like plantains fried in palm oil and would not recommend it. Serve beans with plantains.

Recipe Notes

Do not have momoni or shrimp, omit it. Not much difference is noticed without momoni but shrimp adds some sought of flavour. You can equally make it vegetarian by omitting these two ingredients. Tastes great all the same.