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Red Red
Ghana
The name comes from the two red elements: the palm oil-stained beans and the ripe fried plantain.
Fried plantain with black-eyed pea stew — a two-part dish of palm oil-stained beans served alongside fried plantain. The most popular Ghanaian everyday lunch.
Prep
20 mins
Cook
40 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
420 kcal
Serves
4
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
400gblack-eyed peas, soaked
4 tbsppalm oil
2tomatoes, diced
1onion, diced
1scotch bonnet
2ripe plantains, sliced
oilfor frying
Method
1
Cook black-eyed peas until tender.
2
Fry onion, tomato and scotch bonnet in palm oil. Add beans. Simmer 15 minutes.
3
Fry plantain slices until golden.
4
Serve beans alongside fried plantain.
Chef's Tip
Palm oil is essential for the distinctive red colour and deep flavour — do not substitute.
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