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Beans Gravy

Beans Gravy is a traditional Liberian recipe for a classic dish of cooked beans with meat cooked in palm oil with onions and hot chillies. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Liberian version of: Beans Gravy.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

130 minutes

Total Time:

150 minutes

Additional Time:

(+over-night soaking)

Serves:

4

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Chilli RecipesBean RecipesLiberia Recipes


Ingredients:

300g beans
250ml palm oil
1 large onion
4 garlic cloves, chopped
1 small tin tomato paste
6 hot chilli peppers, pounded to a paste
2 Maggi cubes or chicken bouillon cubes with a pinch of cumin and coriander
500g assorted meat cut into serving pieces

Method:

Soak the beans over night then drain and place in a saucepan. Cover with water and boil for at least 90 minutes, or until they are easy to mash. Drain the beans and mash half of them to a paste.

Pour the palm oil into a deep pan and add the meat. Fry until browned on all sides then fry the onion until translucent then add the tomato paste, chillies and bouillon cubes. Reduce to a simmer and continue cooking until the meat is tender then add the beans (both mashed and un-mashed) and about 500ml water. Continue boiling the mixture until all the water has evaporated.

Serve immediately with FuFu or on a bed of rice.