Faux-Fongo with Red Bean Gravy Recipe | Sunny Anderson | Food Network

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced into 1/4-inch pieces
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 pound or 6 Roma or plum tomatoes, seeded and diced
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1 (15-ounce) can red beans or pinto beans
• Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
• Vegetable oil, for frying
• 4 green plantains
• 8 slices bacon, fried crisp, plus 3 tablespoons reserved bacon fat
• 3 garlic cloves
• Kosher salt