The sticky, spicy sauce deliciously offsets the blandness of the starchy vegetables. This is actually made with an unripe plantain.   Plantainy sú väčšie ako banány a musia sa uvariť, ale keď som ich prvýkrát ochutnal v Tanzánii, takto mi to bolo opísané. Prispôsobil som si to a pridal fazuľu na bielkoviny.  It takes a while to cook but it’s a simple one pot dish.

Zloženie slúži 2 very generously (alebo 3, can be stored in the fridge but not frozen)

veľká cibuľa

a large plantain (about 370g or 13 oz)

2 stredné zemiaky (about 350g or 12 a 1/2 oz)

2 veľké strúčiky cesnaku

a piece of ginger (one inch or 2 a 1/2 cm)

a tablespoon of harissa paste (hot spicy North African sauce, you can substitute tabasco)

400g (14 unca) Plechovka paradajky

hrsť mrazeného hrášku

half a 400g (14 unca) plechovka fazuľa (you can freeze the rest)

2 lyžice paradajkového pretlaku

soľ a korenie

olivový olej

an avocado, salad leaves and a squeeze of lemon juice to serve

flat leaf parsley to garnish (voliteľný)

Metóda

Finely slice the onion and put it in a large lidded saucepan (save a little for the salad) with a little olive oil, stir to coat and sprinkle with salt.  Put the lid on and sweat for 10 minút

In the meantime finely chop the 2 cloves of garlic and ginger.  Add these and a good grind of black pepper, stir together and sweat for another 5 minút

Plantain ošúpeme a Damaškový kuchársky nôž a nakrájame na pol palca (1.25cm) rounds. Add these to the onions and add some cold water to a half inch depth in the pan.  Priveďte do varu, put the lid back on and continue to simmer

Scrub the potatoes and chop into a one inch (2 and a 1/2cm dice).  Add these to the pan (they wont all be covered yet) put the lid on and simmer for another 10 minút

Po 10 minutes add the 2 tablespoons (a good squirt) of tomato puree and the can of tomatoes, bring back to the boil and simmer for a further 20 k 25 minutes until the vegetables fall off of a knife

Add the drained kidney beans and the handful of frozen peas for the last five minutes

Scatter with parsley (voliteľný) and serve with salad leaves, cubed avocado and a little chopped raw onion with a squeeze of lemon juice and black pepper