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Fried Beans

Also known as Fried Beans (Crisp Leftover Ewa)

Fried beans are yesterday’s cooked beans fried in a little oil with onion and pepper until the edges crisp. It is a breakfast and leftover dish, distinct from ewa riro porridge and from ewa agoyin.

Fried Beans, Nigerian cooking

Ingredients

  • 3 cups of leftover boiled beans, well drained
  • 2 cooking spoons of palm oil or vegetable oil
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 1 Atarodo, chopped
  • Salt and a seasoning cube

Method

  1. 01

    Heat the oil. Fry onion and pepper until fragrant.

  2. 02

    Add the beans. Fry on medium heat, turning, until some beans catch and crisp at the edges. Season and serve with bread or dodo.

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