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Stewed black beans and plantains

Stewed black beans and plantains

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Cameroon
Calories

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups cooked black beans (lightly salted)
  • 1/2 red onions sliced
  • 3 roma style tomatoes diced (about a cup) Tomatoes from neighbor's garden
  • 2 large garlic cloves Minced
  • 1 spring onion chopped
  • 1 Tbsp Essiespice Mango Chili Medley (or scotch bonnet/harbanero pepper for heat)
  • 1-2 Tbsp canola oil

Plantains

  • 2 ripe plantains
  • oil for frying (canola or vegetable)

Instructions
 

beans

  • Heat oil and sauté onions for 2-3 minutes. Stir in garlic and keep sautéing for another minute or so. Add in diced tomatoes and continue to cook for another 5-7 minutes. Season with salt to taste
  • Stir in cooked black beans and simmer for about 7-10 minutes. Add chopped spring onions, Mango chili medley, stir and adjust salt to taste. Serve with plantains.

Plantains

  • Wash, peel and dice plantains into cubes. Heat oil in skillet and pan fry until brown. Serve with beans
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