Beans with Gari

Name: Beans with Gari
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Bénin
Ingredients: 700 g cooked and drained red beans; 160 g ready-to-eat food gari; 400 g tomatoes; 150 g onion; 25 g olive oil; 250 ml water; 4 g salt; 1 g fresh chili pepper

Beans with gari: a homemade version with weighed ingredients and detailed preparation.

Ingredients

700 g cooked and drained red beans
160 g ready-to-eat food gari
400 g tomatoes
150 g onion
25 g olive oil
250 ml water
4 g salt
1 g fresh chili pepper

Preparation

Use commercially available ready-to-eat food gari. The beans are already cooked: this recipe does not describe cooking dried beans.

Sauté the onion in the oil for 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes and chili pepper and cook for 10 minutes.

Add the beans, water, and salt. Simmer for 10 minutes.

Divide the beans into 4 plates and the 160 g of gari next to or on top, depending on the desired texture.