Nigerian Stewed Beans (Ewa Riro)

Ingredients

• 4 cups honey beans/black eyed beans (cleaned and washed)
• 1/2 -1 can of plum tomato
• 1/2-1 onion (chopped thinly)
• 1-2 scotch bonnet
• salt to taste
• 1 Knorr chicken seasoning cubes
• 3 tbsp of palm oil

Instructions

1. 1

   Start by adding cleaned and washed beans to a medium saucepan. Pour water into the beans (about two centimetres above the beans) and cook for 15-20 minutes or until soft.

2. 2

   Meanwhile, add plum tomato, onion and scotch bonnet to a blender and blend until smooth.

3. 3

   Pour the blended mixture into the saucepan, add palm oil, salt to taste and Knorr chicken seasoning cubes. Stir it all together and cook for 15-30 minutes or until done. Make sure you check the beans and stir it every 5-7 minutes to ensure that it does not burn and add water if necessary.