Nigerian Beans porridge
Nigerian Beans porridge is a one-pot dish that is cheap, healthy, very easy to cook and tastes delightful
Ingredients
- 2 cups brown beans
- 1 medium red onions
- 2 tablespoons ground crayfish
- 2 cubes seasoning cubes
- 2 ground scotch bonnet (fresh pepper)
- salt
- ¼ cup palm oil (1 cooking spoon)
Instructions
- Pick through the beans, wash and place beans in a pot.
- Add half of the onions and enough water to cover it well.
- Add the rest of the onions, crayfish, seasoning cubes, and pepper, taste then add salt and palm oil.
- Stir and lower the heat.
- Cook for about 10 minutes. Take off the heat.
Notes
- If you want your beans very soft yet not broken up and mushy, add some akanwu (Kaun), boil for 5 minutes and take off the heat. Drain the water out and add fresh water, cook as usual.
- Beans contain a poisonous plant lectin so always boil beans well, even if you want to use a slow cooker, be sure to bring it to a boil and boil for a minimum of 10 minutes before reducing the heat.
