Brian Ochieng

Senegalese sweet potato, rice and beans stew

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 5 large onions, chopped
• 10 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 cups black-eyed peas (pre-soaked)
• 5 carrots, well-chopped
• 2 yams or 2 sweet potatoes, well-chopped
• 5 cups rice
• 1 vegetable bouillon cube
• 5 teaspoons salt
• pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper

Directions:

1. 1
   In one big pot or vat, saute chopped garlic and onions.
2. 2
   When translucent, add tomato paste and mix it in thoroughly.
3. 3
   Then add water (about 10 cups)- when it boils add vegetable bouillion cube, beans, carrots and yams, pepper, hot pepper and salt.
4. 4
   Boil until beans are tender.
5. 5
   Then add rice.
6. 6
   Boil 10 minutes covered, then 10 minutes uncovered.
7. 7
   Don't stir until the very end.
8. 8
   You may need to add some more water.
9. 9
   If it is too watery, boil it uncovered some more.