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Beans and Bananas

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • 500 ml dried red kidney beans
  • 4 green bananas or plantains
  • 2 tbsp palm oil
  • 1 small onion, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • Hot chili pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Soak the beans for at least 3 hours in plenty of water,
  2. Drain, place in a pan, cover with plenty of water and boil for 40 minutes, or until tender.
  3. Drain water in pan.
  4. Peel and chop the bananas then add the oil to a pan and brown the onions.
  5. Add the beans and bananas to the oil, season with salt and pepper then stir-fry for 2 minutes.
  6. Add 1l water and simmer until the beans are completely cooked and the liquid has reduced to about 250ml.