Red Kidney Beans with Plantains

Serves 4

If you can make this African bean dish a day ahead, please do. The sauce will thicken and coat every millimeter of the beans with chili and onion goodness. Great side dish for a party!

Ingredients:

3 cups prepared red kidney beans (2 cans)
2 Tbsp red palm oil
1 onion, sliced
1 plantain, sliced
salt
1 tsp chili powder
2 cups water

Method:

1. Heat oil over medium heat, cook onion

2. Add beans, plantains, salt, and chili pepper. Cook for a minute.

3. Add water and simmer until plantains are cooked and about a 1/2 cup of liquid is left in the pan – 30 -45 min

I chose a plantain with blackened skin. Unlike a banana, where darker skin indicates over-ripeness, blackened skin in a plantain indicates perfect sweetness with a little tooth – perfect for a short simmer.

Always rinse canned beans. I bought “no salt added” to keep this dish low sodium.

This photo flashes me back to spoonfuls of cod liver oil as a child. Luckily, red palm oil tastes nothing like fish.

Heat up the oil with the onion.

And once they cook down, add the rest.

If you prefer a mild dish, add less chili powder – maybe half.

Water allows the flavors to meld.

Everything breaks down into a wonderful mess. Yum!

This is one of my favorites 🙂

Serve with rice and fish.

Red Kidney Beans with Plantains
Votes: 0
Rating: 0
You:
Rate this recipe!
Print Recipe
If you can make this African bean dish a day ahead, please do. The sauce will thicken and coat every millimeter of the beans with chili and onion goodness. Great side dish for a party!
Servings Prep Time
4 people 15 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Servings Prep Time
4 people 15 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Red Kidney Beans with Plantains
Votes: 0
Rating: 0
You:
Rate this recipe!
Print Recipe
If you can make this African bean dish a day ahead, please do. The sauce will thicken and coat every millimeter of the beans with chili and onion goodness. Great side dish for a party!
Servings Prep Time
4 people 15 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Servings Prep Time
4 people 15 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Ingredients
  • 2 Tbsp red palm oil
  • 1 onion , sliced
  • 30 ounces canned red kidney beans , rinsed and drained
  • 1 plantain , sliced
  • salt
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 2 cups water
Servings: people
Units:
Instructions
  1. Heat oil over medium heat, cook onion until soft.
  2. Add beans, plantains, salt, and chili pepper. Add water and simmer until plantains are cooked and about a 1/2 cup of liquid is left in the pan – 30 -45 min. Stir occasionally.
  3. Everything breaks down into a wonderful mess. Yum!

10 Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.