Cowpea and Plantain Pottage
Cowpea and Plantain Pottage
Ingredients
banana, plantain: 20 6
onions: 1 1/2
cowpeas: 60 6
fish: 20 6
oil, palm: 15 6
water:
pepper:
salt, table:
banana, plantain: 20 6
onions: 1 1/2
cowpeas: 60 6
fish: 20 6
oil, palm: 15 6
water:
pepper:
salt, table:
Dish Type: Soup
Country: World
Difficulty: Easy
Cooking Time (minutes): quick (30 minutes or less)
Steps
1. Wash and cook the cowpeas until almost done (approx. 1 hour).
2. Cut plantain into cubes, add to cowpeas, and cook for additional 20 mn.
3. Add remainder of the ingredients and cook until they are mushy.
4. Add salt to taste.
5. Serve alone or with gari, eko or agidi.
1. Wash and cook the cowpeas until almost done (approx. 1 hour).
2. Cut plantain into cubes, add to cowpeas, and cook for additional 20 mn.
3. Add remainder of the ingredients and cook until they are mushy.
4. Add salt to taste.
5. Serve alone or with gari, eko or agidi.
Comments
Pumpkin or yam can be used in place of plantain.
Pumpkin or yam can be used in place of plantain.
Source
DOVLO, Florence E., WILLIAMS, Caroline E., ZOAKA, Laraba (1976), Cowpeas - Home preparation and use in West Africa (IDRC), ISBN 0-88936-071-5, reprint 1984, Ottawa
DOVLO, Florence E., WILLIAMS, Caroline E., ZOAKA, Laraba (1976), Cowpeas - Home preparation and use in West Africa (IDRC), ISBN 0-88936-071-5, reprint 1984, Ottawa
Serving
5 - 6
5 - 6