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As Nigerian comfort food, porridge beans is generally inexpensive, healthy, simple to prepare, and delicious. Beans are a good source of plant protein, iron, fiber, and vitamin B. It is especially useful for vegetarians and dieters.
Most Nigerians, especially women believe that eating porridge beans daily can help their children grow taller apart from the fact that beans is an average family’s go-to meal..
Beans, in general, are members of the legume crop family. There are many different types of beans around the world, each with its own shape, size, color, and flavor; nevertheless, the kidney-shaped, black-eyed, and brown beans are the most popular in Nigeria.
Nigerian beans porridge goes well with Agege bread (a type of Nigerian bread) or any bread. Aside from bread, fried plantain and yam is a popular and delicious combination. It can also be eaten as a side dish with rice or with relished with the almighty garri.
What’s The Best Beans To Use For Porridge Beans?
Many chefs have confirmed that honey beans are the best to use because they have a unique and somewhat sweet flavor that truly ups your dish, but any of the other beans would suffice.
The Nigerian brown beans appear almost identical to the honey beans, so if you opt to pick them up in an African Market, make sure to ask for honey beans specifically.
How To Prepare Beans Porridge
Beans porridge can be made in a variety of simple ways, depending on the chef in charge of the dish.
However, you’ll need to pick the beans first. This is the first stage in the preparation of any Nigerian bean recipe. The beans are prepared locally and may contain stones or soil particles. Spread out the beans on a tray so you can see them all, then search for and remove any foreign bodies.
Except for slicing the onion, cooking Nigerian beans porridge requires no preparation. However, Nigerian beans require a lot of water to cook, so make sure you have plenty on hand. Check out the recipe below:
Porridge Beans
Ingredients
- 2 cups brown beans
- 1 medium red onions
- 2 tablespoons ground crayfish
- 2 cubes seasoning cubes
- 2 ground scotch bonnet (fresh pepper)
- salt
- 1/4 cup palm oil (1 cooking spoon)
Instructions
- Pick through the beans, wash and place beans in a pot.
- Add half of the onions and enough water to cover it well.
- Add the rest of the onions, crayfish, seasoning cubes, and pepper, taste then add salt and palm oil.
- Stir and lower the heat.
- Cook for about 10 minutes. Take off the heat.
