Ewa Agoyin Recipe

Ewa Agoyin Recipe

Ingredients

The Beans:

2 cups Red or White beans

Salt to taste

The Sauce:

large onion (thinly slices) – 1
Palm oil- 1 cup
Salt- to taste
Maggi- 2 cubes
Dried blended crayfish- 1/4 cup
Bell pepper (tatashe) – 1
2 tablespoons grated ginger
Dried Chilli Pepper (Shombo) – 12-14

Directions:

To Prepare the Beans:

Wash the beans under running water

Add 6 cups of water to a pot, set on high heat and bring to a boil.

Add the beans and reduce the heat to minimum.

Leave on low heat for 2 hours 30 minutes or until the beans is very soft.

Add salt to taste. Mash up the beans if you prefer.

To Prepared the Sauce: (Agoyin pepper)

Set the dried peppers in bowl, pour over some boiling water and leave covered until the peppers are softened (I usually leave the peppers to soak overnight)

In a blender, combine the bell pepper and soaked peppers with a bit of water. Puree to a coarse texture. Pour the pureed peppers into a sieve and leave to rest so as to remove excess water.

In a blender, combine the bell pepper and soaked peppers with a bit of water. Puree to a coarse texture. Pour the pureed peppers into a sieve and leave to rest so as to remove excess water.

Add the ginger, sieved pepper, crayfish, salt and maggi. Stir. Cover and leave to fry for another 15 to 20 minutes or until the sauce is darkened

Sauce is ready to serve