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Mpiodi (fried beans)

Dried beans cooked slowly, then fried in palm oil with onions until golden. The dish is simple, filling and much loved, often served with foufou or rice and a little chilli.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

On the side

Instructions

  1. Sort the beans and soak them overnight in cold water.
  2. Drain them, then put them in a large pot with fresh water and half an onion.
  3. Bring to the boil, skim the surface, then simmer gently for 1 h 15 to 1 h 30 until the beans are very tender.
  4. Drain the beans, keeping a little of the cooking liquid.
  5. In a frying pan, heat the palm oil and fry the remaining sliced onion until golden.
  6. Add the crushed tomatoes and let them reduce for 5 minutes.
  7. Stir in the cooked beans, a little cooking liquid, salt and pepper, then fry everything together for 10 minutes, mashing some of the beans as you go.
  8. Serve hot, with rice or plantain.

Variations and tips

Banana version. Add a plantain cut into cubes to the pan for a more filling dish.

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