I find it extremely hard to eat food without meat, and somehow I have never been able to wrap my head around pairing protein with beans, it just doesn't feel right to me. But since I am a strict "meatitarian" I served the beans with blackened salmon and cubed fried plantain. Enjoy!
Ingredients
Black eyed beans (2cups) * (Or Nigerian red beans ewa oloyin) 1medium onion( chopped)
Palm oil ( 4Tbs)
Dried pepper (1tsp) *(Or more depending on your heat level tolerance)
Maggi (2 cubes) (bouillon cube)
Salt (to taste)
Directions HERE
EnjOy!!
*If you are soaking the beans prior to cooking, you will only have to cook it for 1hour30mins*
*Back home, we used blended pepper not dried pepper, I happen to fancy dried pepper better*
**For a healthy spin, substitute the palm oil for olive oil (save 320 calories, Grill or oven roast the plantain(save 120 calories) **
28 comments:
....Good old beans and plantain!
I know what you mean about being a 'meatarian'
I am trying new substitutes now eg mushrooms ..........but it really is not the same :(((
I'm loving the dodo and salmon here!
I like the salmon but I'd replace the dodo with boiled Irish potatoes and for some reasons I don't like the black eyed beans,there's one called aluka beans,some people use it only for moi moi,I lovve that one.
yummy yummy, that loves so good, love plantain and beans, so good.
it looks yummy, it's been a while since i ate beans and plantain *clutches tummy*
lol u stole the word from my head "meatitarian" i thought that was only me lol......i guess great minds think alike....looks good as usual
@Deaolascope: yes indeed
@NIL: I know se, God help us
@Gretel: I have never heard of Aluka beans, what does it look like?
@Destiny: thank you!
@kitkat: lol... make some, it's so easy to make.
@Olori: great minds ooo..thanks dear.
lol, i feel the same way about beans and any other form of protein, doesn't feel right to me, i just feel beans has all the protein you need! lol. that said, i promised to never come here while at work, oh dear...i hear my tummy rumbling :(
I don't think any dish can beat beans and plantain. all the nutritional values in tact.. cabs, protein, iron, you name it.
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To think I am cooking beans for dinner tonight. woo hoo! Ok naa
so i shall subsistute my red oil with olive oil and blended pepper with dry pepper.
I hope my baale likes it. :)
Yum Yum Yum, iWant! LOL...
i like beans porridge with soft plantain..some times with garri too. it looks yumm.haven't tried it with fish but have done chicken once
@Uduak: lol..sorry boo.
@TMK: I know eiii..so so yum
@aloted: He will love it!
@Ms Myne: lol.. e se gan
@Stelzz: yes yes yes.... cold garri n ice block. I wantt.
Nice combo...will learn how to grill-i can roast on local flames :D-... I've eaten Beans with meat,chicken,fish :D
Used to like dodo a lot but cos of calories I stopped. I bless the Lord for making "food" ℓ☺ℓ
ME, I love beans a lot. Really there's a lot of insight you shared, especially reducing the gas in the beans that I will adopt ASAP.
Hurray for #Team Beans
rice and fish?...aah i should try that...i only eat it with plantain or gari...yummy...well done :)
That dodo looks j.u.i.c.y!!
Salmon, ewa and dodo...I should try this sometime. Keep 'em coming!
@: oven grill... it's as easy as just placing the sliced plantain on oiled pan. lol.
@Micheal: lol...up team beans
@Nikkisho: Thanks dear. ooo..garri and bread. lol
@Mstizzle: Thanks love
@Naijalines: yeiiiiiiii :)
I don't know if that's how it is spelt but aluka beans is tiny and not as white as the normal one,it has its own sweetness and is best cooked with pressure pot cooz it doesn't get soft easily,it's this mama put or buka people that really use it coz they don't have to put too much spice or ingredient to it coz of its natural sweetness or sugry nature,also people that do moin moin,use it too.
I see... sounds interesting, I will look for it. lol.
Beautifully presented.
Thank you much!
Thanks for sharing, you are a great thinker.
You just saved my waist line some horrors by giving alternatives to palmoil and frying the dodo. LOL!
LOL @ meatitarian ... I feel the same way too.
So pre-soaking the beans cuts down the cooking time, huh? I just learn new stuff each time I visit your blog. Thanks so much for this!
You are welcome.
I've always wondered why Nigerian will refuse to eat anything without meat...me I no care at all. Love my beans and Dodo well, well!! Great post. keep up the good work!!
@Natmane: we are meatitarians by nature. lol.
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