Beans Porridge

Ingredients

• 3 cups beans
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 tablespoons palm oil
• 4 red bell peppers, blended
• 1 scotch bonnet pepper
• 1 tablespoon ground crayfish
• 1 teaspoon seasoning powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 2 medium tomatoes, blended
• 300 g smoked fish, cooked meat or dried fish, optional
• 5 cups water, plus more as needed

How to make it

1. Sort and wash the beans.
2. For quicker cooking, soak the beans in clean water for 4 to 8 hours, then drain.
3. Prepare the pepper and tomato mixture and clean the optional protein.
4. Put the beans in a pot with fresh water and boil until they are almost tender.
5. Add the blended pepper and tomato mixture and continue cooking for 10 minutes.
6. Add onion, thyme, crayfish, seasoning and salt.
7. Add palm oil and stir gently.
8. Add smoked fish, meat or dried fish if using.
9. Continue cooking until the beans are completely soft and the porridge is thick.
10. Adjust the consistency with hot water if necessary.
11. Taste and serve.