Foryoueats: These Creamy Nigerian Stewed Beans Are The Perfect Weeknight Dinner

Name: Foryoueats: These Creamy Nigerian Stewed Beans Are The Perfect Weeknight Dinner
Total time: 120 min
Ingredients: 1 pound (454g) dried black-eyed peas, picked over and rinsed; Kosher salt; 2 small red onions (about 8 ounces; 226g), 1/2 onion thinly sliced and the remaining 1 1/2 onions roughly chopped; 2 medium red bell peppers or 2 red shepherd peppers (7 ounces; 200g), stemmed, seeded, and roughly chopped (see note); 2 plum tomatoes (about 10 ounces; 300g), cored and roughly chopped; 3/4 cup (180ml) unrefined red palm oil; 2/3 cup (60g) ground crayfish, divided (optional, see notes); 1 Scotch bonnet or habanero pepper, left whole and poked all over with a skewer or toothpick for a less spicy result, or stemmed, seeded, and minced for a more spicy result; Nigerian red dry pepper, to taste

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This creamy Nigerian stewed beans makes for the perfect weeknight dinner. With a base of dried black-eyed peas and a rich blend of red onion, red peppers, plum tomatoes, and spices, this hearty and...

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Ingredients

1 pound (454g) dried black-eyed peas, picked over and rinsed
Kosher salt
2 small red onions (about 8 ounces; 226g), 1/2 onion thinly sliced and the remaining 1 1/2 onions roughly chopped
2 medium red bell peppers or 2 red shepherd peppers (7 ounces; 200g), stemmed, seeded, and roughly chopped (see note)
2 plum tomatoes (about 10 ounces; 300g), cored and roughly chopped
3/4 cup (180ml) unrefined red palm oil
2/3 cup (60g) ground crayfish, divided (optional, see notes)
1 Scotch bonnet or habanero pepper, left whole and poked all over with a skewer or toothpick for a less spicy result, or stemmed, seeded, and minced for a more spicy result
Nigerian red dry pepper, to taste