1
Prepare beans
Leave beans in three times their volume of water overnight. Drain and peel.
Sierra Leone | Snack
Oleleh
A vegetable version of Oleleh: blended black-eyed beans baked under foil in a water bath.
Country
Sierra Leone
Region
West Africa
Time
Not recorded
Serves
6
Level
easy
01 / Get ready
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02 / Let’s cook
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6 steps
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About 40 min cook (check method)
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easy
2
Blend beans
Preheat a fan oven to 200°C. Blend beans with about ½ cup water until smooth.
3
Season batter
Blend in onion, garlic, salt, olive oil and half of each pepper.
4
Fold vegetables
Finely chop the remaining peppers and carrot; fold into the batter.
5
Prepare water bath
Grease a loaf or cupcake tin, add batter and seal with foil. Set in a larger tray containing water.
6
Bake and check
Bake about 40 minutes. Check that the pudding is firm and a knife emerges clean.
Approximate check; continue until firm and knife comes out clean
40:00
Regional variations have not been documented for this adaptation.
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