African recipe: Bean And Gari Loaf

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Bean And Gari Loaf

 

Recipe By : Classic African by Rosamund Grant

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : African Beans And Pulses

Dairy Restricted Ghana

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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225 Grams red kidney beans -- soaked overnight

1 Tablespoon butter -- -or-

margarine

1 onion -- finely chopped

2 garlic cloves -- crushed

1/2 red pepper -- seeded and chopped

1/2 green pepper -- seeded and chopped

1 green chile -- seeded and chopped

1 Teaspoon mixed chopped herbs

2 eggs

1 Tablespoon lemon juice

75 Milliliters gari

salt and pepper -- to taste

 

1. Drain the beans, place in a pan, cover with water and boil for 15

minutes. Reduce the heat and boil for 1 hour, or until the beans are tender.

Drain, reserving the cooking liquid. Grease a 900 gr. | 2 lb. loaf tin and

preheat the oven to 190C | 375F.

 

2. Melt the butter or margarine and fry the onion, garlic and peppers for 5

minutes. Add the chile, herbs, and seasoning.

 

3. Place the cooked kidney beans in a bowl and mash to a pulp. Add the onion

and pepper mixture and stir well. Cool slightly, then stir in the eggs and

lemon juice.

 

4. Place the gari in a separate bowl and sprinkle generously with warm

water. The gari should become soft and fluffy after about 5 minutes.

 

5. Pour the gari into the bean and onion mixture and stir together

thoroughly. If the consistency is too stiff, add a little of the bean

liquid. Spoon the mixture into the prepared loaf tin and bake in the oven

for 35-45 minutes, until firm to the touch.

 

6. Cool the loaf in the tin before turning it out on to a plate. Cut into

thick slices and serve.

 

COOK'S TIP

Gari is a course-grained flour used as a staple food in a similar way to

ground rice. Gari is made from a starchy root vegetable, cassava, which is

first dried then ground.

 

 

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NOTES : This recipe is a newly created vegetarian dish using typical

Ghanaian flavors and ingredients.