Ewa Dodo Recipe from Niger with Black-Eyed Peas and Tuna

Ingredients

• 2 cups dried black-eyed peas
• 4 cups boiling water
• 0.5 cup chopped onion
• 1 large tomato , chopped
• 1.5 - 3 tsp crushed red pepper
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 3 tbsp oil
• 1 x 7 oz (198 g) can of tuna or 2 x 4.5 oz cans of shrimp
• 3 large plantains or bananas , cut in 0.25 inch slices
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 1 cup oil for frying