Pinto Beans with Cassava

Ingredients

• •2 cups dried pinto beans, presoaked
• •3 cups cassava, chopped
• •2 celery stalks, chopped
• •1 teaspoon salt
• •1 onion, thinly sliced
• •4 tablespoons peanut oil

Directions

1. 1Cover the pinto beans with water, bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until beans are just tender.
2. 2Add the potato chunks, celery and salt, along with more water if necessary to cover. Continue to cook over low heat.
3. 3Just before the cassava and beans are tender, gently fry the onion in oil in a large, heavy skillet or stew pot.
4. 4Using a slotted spoon, add the beans and cassava to the pot, and stir until well mixed and heated through.
5. 5Serve hot over rice or a stiff porridge.