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Nigerian Ewa Agoyin

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Ewa agoyin is a popular Nigerian street food made from very soft and mashed beans with a rich, spicy, and deeply caramelized pepper sauce. Known for being simple, filling, and very flavorful, it is widely enjoyed across Nigeria, especially in cities like Lagos, where it is a common breakfast or lunch meal and is often served with bread, plantain, or yam.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups brown beans or honey beans
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 cups water
  • 8–10 dried red chile peppers
  • 1 onion
  • 1 cup palm oil
  • 1 seasoning cube
  • 1 spoon ground crayfish
  • A little garlic or ginger
  • 2–3 teaspoons locusts beans

Instructions

  1. 1
    Cook the beans in plenty of water until they become extremely soft and mushy.
  2. 2
    Stir or lightly mash the cooked beans until you get a smooth, thick, porridge-like texture. Season with salt to taste, and set aside.
  3. 3
    Blend or grind dried pepper and fry it with chopped onions in a pot or pan.{{Recipe summary
  4. 4
    Add salt and seasoning cubes if desired, and continue frying until the oil rises and the sauce is well cooked.
  5. 5
    Spoon the hot pepper sauce over the mashed beans and serve.

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Nigerian_Ewa_Agoyin