Ingredients:
1/2 cup vegetable oil
5 large onions, chopped
10 cloves garlic, chopped
1 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
2 cups black-eyed peas ( pre-soaked)
5 carrots, well-chopped
2 yams or 2 sweet potatoes, well-chopped
5 cups rice
1 vegetable bouillon cubes
5 teaspoons salt
pepper
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper
Directions:
In one big pot or vat, saute chopped garlic and onions.
When translucent, add tomato paste and mix it in thoroughly.
Then add water (about 10 cups)- when it boils add vegetable bouillion cube, beans, carrots and yams, pepper, hot pepper and salt.
Boil until beans are tender.
Then add rice.
Boil 10 minutes covered, then 10 minutes uncovered.
Don’t stir until the very end.
You may need to add some more water.
If it is too watery, boil it uncovered some more.
Servings: 17
Time preparation: 30 min.
Time total: 60 min.