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Mashed Plantains and Beans
Let it cook gently for 20 minutes. Adjust the seasoning, add salt and chilli and cook again for 5 minutes. Serve hot with rice. Today we offer you the recipe for mashed plantains and beans, a dish much loved among the Bamileke people of Cameroon.
Prep15 min
Cooking2 h 10
Total2 h 25
Servings6
DifficultyMedium
Calories520 kcal
Preparation
2 h 25- Soak the beans in a large volume of water and let them rest like this for at least 6 hours.
- Rinse them and put them in a large pot with plenty of water, then place on the heat.
- Let the black beans cook over medium heat.
- Crush the chilli and set aside. After 1 hour of cooking, add the plantains, previously washed but not peeled.
- Let the whole thing cook for another hour. Drain the beans and peel the plantains.
- Then place the pot on a stable surface and hold it firmly.
- Using a fufu stick, a pestle or a spatula, pound the mixture.
- Heat the palm oil without letting it whiten, just enough to liquefy it. When the oil is hot, pour it over the plantain and bean mixture.
- Add salt and chilli, mix everything together and serve.
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