Mashed beans with crispy fried sweet potatoes and palm oil stew

Name: Mashed beans with crispy fried sweet potatoes and palm oil stew
Total time: 7200 s
Yield: 4servings
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 2 cups black eyed beans; 2 litres clean water; to taste Salt; Onion; 2 balls medium size sweet potatoes; Oil for frying; Salt; Scotch bonnet peppers(as desired); Red bell pepper (as desired); Enough onions 3-4 big bulbs (chopped and sliced); to taste Salt; 21/2 cooking spoon Palm oil; Mixed spices; Fresh ginger; Garlic; Crayfish

Amatulghaniy @ama2

I don't really like beans but found out preparing it like this makes me eat more and reap the benefits of this awesome protein loaded meal without worrying about bloating or constipation. Though portion control helps in this area.🤣🤣🤣

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Ingredients

11/2hrs

4servings

2 cupsblack eyed beans
2 litresclean water
to tasteSalt
Onion
Fried potatoes
2balls medium size sweet potatoes
Oil for frying
Salt
Palm oil stew
Scotch bonnet peppers(as desired)
Red bell pepper (as desired)
Enough onions 3-4 big bulbs (chopped and sliced)
to tasteSalt
21/2cooking spoon Palm oil
Mixed spices
Fresh ginger
Garlic
Crayfish

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Steps

11/2hrs

1

Pick beans and rinse in cold water, pour into clean pot, add a litre of water. Place on heat source and allow to boil for 30minutes
2

Bring beans down and drain water(parboiling), rinse with extra water(this procedure helps to prevent/reduce bloating without peeling the beans skin off)
3

Place back in the pot and add the other litre of water, chopped onion and salt(be careful as beans tends to absorb salt quickly). Place on heat source and allow to cook until very soft, reduce heat to avoid burning. Mash with spatula or spoon.
4

For the crispy potatoes, wash, peel and cut potatoes to desired shapes and sizes.
5

Rinse in clean water and transfer into another bowl of salt water
6

Put oil in a clean pan for frying, when hot enough, take some quantity from the potatoes with little quantity of salt water and gently lower into hot oil to avoid oil splash. Allow to fry but not burn. Do this for all and drain excess oil
7

For the palm oil stew: roughly blend all stew ingredients (peppers, onions, ginger, garlic, crayfish) not too rough nor too smooth(best consistency for beans stew)
8

Place oil(palm) on fire, do not bleach but allow it to get very hot a bit, put some slices of onions, when sauteed, pour in the pepper mixture, allow to fry for 5mins, add salt, and other spices. Let it fry on low heat stirring at intervals to avoid burning. When properly fried, you will notice no traces of water and the oil is on top. Our stew is ready.
9

Serve with the beans and potatoes, garnish with salad