Everyone has a meal they love so much... They call it "favourite food".. It maybe a native, intercontinental dish. I am a foodie. In fact foodie is me..Lol.. Call Me "Joy the foodie" and I will answer with all of my heart. Who doesn't like food? Especially when it comes to my favourite meal, I don't hesitate to eat it with every pleasure I have. Someone will be asking what's this special dish that she is talking about? By the way, it was what I had for breakfast today. That's why I am this energized and happy. Lol. My favorite meal is beans and plantain. Give me this combo and I will love you forever. Oh yes! That's how much I love this meal. And I will love to share my recipe with you all.
Beans is very rich in protein and it is good for everyone. A delicious and well prepared beans will make you Happy for the rest of your life ( theory by me. Lol). They are different specie of beans. We have the Iron beans, patasko beans, honey beans, brown beans and French beans. I love them all. For this recipe, i made my meal with brown Beans.
Plantain on the other hand is very rich in iron. Whether ripe or unripe plantain, its nutritional value is just perfect for everyone . if you want to loose weight, eat unripe plantain more. But for my delicious meal, I eat it with ripe plantain. You can use the flour to make swallow and enjoy with any soup of your choice. It is recommended to diabetic patients too as it low in sugar. So plantain is a healthy choice of food.
Here is my recipe of how I made my scrumptious meal
INGREDIENTS
Beans
Plantain
Palm oil
Seasoning cubes
Salt
Crayfish
Onions
Pepper( fresh or dried)
Procedure
- Clean and wash your beans.
- Put in a clean pot and parboil. Some people do not parboil but cook straight after washing. I parboil and pour the first water away because eating it without parboiling gives me heartburn.
- Drain out water and put back in a pot to cook properly. Beans are better and tastier when they are very soft. So add water that will soften the beans. Do not add your ingredients until beans is soft. I love a very soft beans that I can mash while eating. So be patient and make sure its soft.
- When beans is soft, add diced plantain. You can cut your plantain to any shape of your choice.
- Add palm oil
- Add seasoning cubes, salt and pepper
- Add onion and crayfish: I love to add these last because I love the taste in my beans. I love it when the onion is not properly cooked. It gives the food this very pleasant flavour.
- Allow to cook for 5 minutes.
Food is ready.... Yaaayyy invite me over if you make this meal. I will do all your house chores and even run errands for you. That's how much I go for a plate of beans and plantain.
Thanks for reading. I hope you try it out and enjoy yourself.