Senegalese Sweet Potato, Rice And Beans Stew

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 1/2 large onions, chopped
• 5 garlic cloves, chopped
• 0.5 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 cup black-eyed peas (pre-soaked)
• 2 carrots, well-chopped
• 1 yam, well-chopped
• 2 1/2 cups rice
• 1 vegetable bouillon cube
• 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
• pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper

Recipe

• 1 in one big pot or vat, saute chopped garlic and onions.
• 2 when translucent, add tomato paste and mix it in thoroughly.
• 3 then add water (about 5 cups)- when it boils add vegetable bouillion cube, beans, carrots and yams, pepper, hot pepper and salt.
• 4 boil until beans are tender.
• 5 then add rice.
• 6 boil 10 minutes covered, then 10 minutes uncovered.
• 7 don't stir until the very end.
• 8 you may need to add some more water.
• 9 if it is too watery, boil it uncovered some more.