Saturday, May 29, 2010

Akara (bean cake)

Here's another black eyed pea dish that is great for organic and vegetarian living. It can be used as a breakfast main course or side dish.

Ingredients:
2 tsp. red or black pepper
1 medium onion
1 small bag of black eyed peas

Preparation:
Prepare black eyed peas the same way u did the moyin-moyin
Mixture should be thick like cake mix
Fry mixture in veg. oil turning when one side browns

Moyin-Moyin

This dish can be served as a main dish with meat and rice or as a side dish. You can even eat it in the morning with grits

Ingredients:
6 oz bag of black eyed peas
1 small can of tomato paste
3 tblsp. of minced garlic
1 med. onion
Olive oil for preparing aluminum containers for cooking
Salt and pepper to taste
Aluminum miniature cake pans
Optional ingredients are: fish or shrimp

Preparation:
Grind black eyed peas in blender
Place in bowl and rinse w/cold water. Casing should float to the top of the water, remove casing.
Puree in blender
In a mixing bowl, add sliced onion, garlic, tomato paste, salt, and pepper
Once all ingredients are mixed add water until mixture resembles tomato sauce.
Coat aluminum containers with olive oil
Using a large spoon, place mixture into containers
Using a large pot with 1 cup of water, steam containers on med. heat checking often for 45 mins to an hour. If necessary add more water if the original water evaporates.
Let stand for 20 mins
Dish will be solid and easy to remove

Friday, May 28, 2010

Black-Eyed Peas

Black-Eyed Peas is a good source of protein. If you are trying to live a more "green" life style or even create a hearty dish for your family, this is the way to go. You can eat it by itself as a side dish, or even add fish, shrimp, or dried Craw fish for a main dish. Perhaps the southern way of doing it would be to put it over grits or rice! Any beans can be used if you do not want to use black eyed peas.

Ingredients:
6 oz bag of dried black eyed peas
1 small white onion
Seasoning of your choice. Some suggestions are: red pepper or black pepper (not both), salt, curry, or garlic
1 small can of tomato paste
3 tblsp. of oil: recommended palm oil or olive oil.

Prep:
Boil beans for about an hour
Add onion, seasoning, paste, oil, and whatever additional ingredients of your choice
Continue to cook uncovered on medium heat for 30 mins