Bean Stew
Beans in a tomato coconut sauce. Perfect comfort food for the colder days.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 300 g beans Soak in water for 48 hours before you plan to cook.
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 red onion
- 1 red bell pepper
- 3 cloves garlic
- 200 ml tomato sauce (100%)
- 200 ml coconut milk
- Salt and Pepper
- 1/2 tsp red chilli, minced (optional)
Instructions
- Cook the beans for 50minutes or until they are soft.
- Finely chop the red onion, the bell pepper and the garlic cloves.
- Drain the beans and wash them.
- Heat up the oil in a large pot and cook your chopped onion, bell pepper and garlic on medium heat for 2 minutes.
- Add the tomato sauce and the coconut milk. Season to taste with salt, pepper and if you prefer it spicy the chilli.
- Add the beans. If you want a stew, like mine, leave the mix to simmer on low heat for ten minutes. If you prefer soup, just add a bit of water until it is as thick as you like it. Leave it to simmer for ten minutes on low heat.
- Leave to cool for 5 minutes because the stew is piping hot. Then serve and enjoy!