Ewa Agoyin Recipes

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Get ready to taste three of the best Ewa Agoyin recipes: peppers, beans, and yams!

Prep Time15

Total Time1 5

Course: Sauce

Cuisine: African, Nigerian, West African

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Servings:

Calories: 417kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Pepper sauce

4 bell peppers
2 sweet peppers
½ onion
1 tbsp crushed chilies (if preferred)
1 cup palm oil
1 tsp sea salt
2 tsp all-purpose seasoning (2 chicken stock cube)

Beans

3 cups honey beans
1 tsp salt
5 cups water

Yam

1 yam (medium-sized)
¾ cup water (boiled)
1 sea salt

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Instructions

Pepper sauce

Rinse, chop, and deseed the bell peppers and sweet peppers.
Set the seeds aside.
Use a knife to peel and slice the onion in half.
Set the other half of the onion aside.
Pulse the bell peppers and sweet peppers in a blender.
Pour the contents into a colander to drain.
Set the liquid aside.
Put the drained peppers back into the blender with the onion.
Blend until smooth.
Peel and slice the other half of the onion.
Heat palm oil in a pot over medium fire.
Then, fry the sliced onion in the oil.
Pour in the pepper sauce and cook for a minute.
Add the crushed chilies.
Stir the contents with a spatula.
Partially cover the pot and cook for 20 minutes on low heat.
Then, stir the sauce occasionally.
Season the sauce with salt and chicken stock cubes.
Cook on low heat for another 20 minutes.
Once the sauce darkens, add the pepper seeds.
Cook for another five minutes while stirring.
It's ready to serve!

Beans

Remove the shells and stones from the beans.
Rinse the beans until the water is clear.
Transfer the beans to a pot or pressure cooker.
Pour in hot water to cover the beans.
Cook the beans over medium heat for 20 minutes.
Season the beans with salt.
Then, add a bit of water.
Leave it to cook until soft.
Mash the beans with a masher.
Stir and mash the contents with a wooden spoon.
Once you are happy with the consistency, give it a taste!

Yam

Peel the yam with a knife.
Slice it into small diagonal slices.
Soak the yam slices in water to rinse.
Place a steamer in a pot or pressure cooker.
Pour in some water.
Then, steam the yams.
Season them with salt.
Steam cook over medium heat for 25 to 30 minutes or until cooked.
When they’re fork-tender, they are ready to eat!

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Notes

Buy fresh peppers, yams, and beans for the best results.
You can make the pepper sauce with a blender or food processor.
Stir the sauce as it cooks to prevent burning.

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