About this dish
Black-eyed peas stewed in a rich palm oil and tomato sauce, typically served with fried plantain.
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Ingredients
🫘2 cups black-eyed peas, cooked
🌴1/2 cup palm oil
🍅3 tomatoes, chopped
🧅1 onion, chopped
🍌Fried plantain, for serving
Method
Serves 41
Heat palm oil and sauté onion until softened.2
Add tomato and cook until it breaks down into a thick sauce.3
Add the cooked black-eyed peas and simmer together for about 15 minutes.4
Season with salt and chili to taste.5
Serve hot with fried plantain.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Red red gets its name from the reddish color of both the palm oil sauce and the fried plantain it's traditionally served with.
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