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How to Make Black-eyed bean stew
Preparation time:
less than 30 mins
Cooking time:
30 mins to 1 hour
Serves:
Serves 4
Dietary:
Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 3 celery
- 2 carrots
- 1 large sweet potato
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic
- 6 thyme
- 400g tin chopped tomatoes
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tsp ground allspice
- ½ tsp chilli powder
- 2 x 400g tins black-eyed beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 lime
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
To serve
- 6 spring onions
- lime
Method
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Combine all of the ingredients, except the black-eye beans and lime juice, in a large saucepan or casserole. Pour in 600ml/20fl oz water, bring to the boil, then reduce the heat. Cover and simmer gently for 25 minutes until the vegetables are soft but still holding their shape.
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Stir in the beans, bring back to a simmer and cook uncovered for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat, stir in the lime juice and season with salt and plenty of black pepper. Spoon the stew into bowls, top with the shredded spring onions and serve with lime wedges.
