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Video time: 13 min
Kwame grew up eating this "pot of wonderful magic liquid" with his father: a stew dish with gungo peas (pigeon peas), red peas (kidney beans), salted meats, and coconut milk. Make a huge pot for the whole family to taste the love!
Kwame Onwuachi
In this lesson
What you'll learn
Make a huge pot of this ‘magic liquid’ for the whole family to taste the love.
Stew red and pigeon peas on a low heat with salted meat to develop and layer rich flavors of this smokey and unctuous broth.
Soak dried beans overnight for tender, never tough, skins. Simmer with aromatics for extra flavor. The result? A plump bean bursting from It's skin.
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What our students have to say
"These stewed beans look similar to the American south I grew up on except the addition of coconut milk, thyme pig tails and spicy scotch bonnet. Great tips! I’ll be making this.Love it!"
"These stewed beans look similar to the American south I grew up on except the addition of coconut milk, thyme pig tails and spicy scotch bonnet. My mom would cook her red kidney beans with ham hocks and the spice would come with cayenne. Great tips! I’ll be making this. I’ve only soaked my beans overnight or 8 hours but never 24 so I’ll be doing this for this dish. Love it!"
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