Equatorial Guinea | Stew

Succotash de Guinée

Name: Succotash de Guinée
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa
Ingredients: 300 g black-eyed peas, soaked overnight and drained; 2 cups corn kernels, fresh or frozen; 200 g okra, sliced; 3 medium tomatoes, chopped; 1 large onion, diced; 1 whole red bell pepper, diced; 2 tbsp palm oil; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 whole scotch bonnet pepper, minced or left whole; 2 cups water or light stock; 2 whole green onions, sliced; salt and black pepper, to taste

A colorful bean, corn, okra, and tomato stew cooked with palm oil and chile in an Equatoguinean home-style frame.

Country

Equatorial Guinea

Region

Central Africa

Time

60 min

Serves

Level

easy

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Servings 6

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Ingredients

For 6 servings

Stew

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Lidded pot

02 / Let’s cook

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4 steps 20 min prep 40 min cook (check method) 60 min total easy

Cook the peas

Cover soaked black-eyed peas with fresh water and simmer until tender but not falling apart. Drain.

Cook peas 30:00

Build the base

Heat oil in a pot. Cook onion until soft, then add garlic, tomato, bell pepper if using, and chile. Cook until the tomato turns saucy.

Cook base 10:00

Simmer vegetables

Add cooked peas, corn, okra, and water or stock. Simmer until the okra is tender and the stew thickens.

Simmer 15:00

Finish

Season with salt and black pepper. Scatter green onions over the top if using and serve hot.

Some versions stay simple with beans and corn, while others add okra, bell pepper, or green onion.

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When to cook it

Best for Everyday meals, communal dining. Plan on a easy cook. Allow about 60 minutes total.

What to serve alongside it

Fried plantains, rice, grilled fish, or roast chicken

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Chef watch-outs

Stopping the base before the pepper, onion, or spice edge has mellowed.
Thinning the pot before the body of the soup or stew has developed.
Rushing the base before the raw edge has cooked out.

How you know it is ready

The sauce should coat the spoon and taste rounded, not watery or raw.
The aroma should smell rounded rather than raw or sharp.
Oil, sauce, broth, or steam should look settled and deliberate.

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