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Cook the beans
Simmer black-eyed peas in water until tender but not collapsed. Reserve a little cooking liquid, then drain.
Cook beans
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A Ghanaian black-eyed pea stew cooked with red palm oil and served with fried ripe plantain.
Red Red gets its name from the red palm oil and the red-orange fried plantain often served beside the beans. The stew should be hearty and glossy, with black-eyed peas carrying onion, tomato, chile, garlic, and ginger.
A Ghanaian black-eyed pea stew cooked with red palm oil and served with fried ripe plantain.
Best for Best for lunch, vegetarian plates, street-food style meals, and hearty weekday dinners., with a easy cooking level and about 85 minutes total.
Fried ripe plantain, gari, rice, avocado, or boiled egg.
Rice, beans, and street table. Waakye, jollof, kelewele, and lunch-counter plates with many sides.
shito, palm oil, sorghum leaves, fermented corn dough, groundnut
Fried ripe plantain, gari, rice, avocado, or boiled egg.
Rice, beans, and street table
Keep the rhythm calm, watch the texture, and adjust seasoning at the end.
Some cooks add fish powder, smoked fish, or shrimp powder, while vegan versions keep the stew bean-forward.