Ewa Dodo

Seafood, plantains, and black-eyed peas.

• Yield: 6 servings.

Ingredients

• 2 cups dried black-eyed peas
• 4 cups boiling water
• ½ cup chopped onion
• 1 large tomato, chopped
• 1½ - 3 teaspoons crushed red pepper
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 1 x 7-ounce can of tuna or 2 x 4½-ounce cans of shrimp
• 3 large plantains or bananas, cut in ¼-inch slices
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup oil for frying

Procedures

1. Wash peas in cold running water. Cover with boiling water; boil 2 minutes.
2. Remove from heat and soak 1 to 2 hours; simmer in the same water until tender, about 2 hours.
3. Add onion, tomato, and pepper to peas; cook for 15 minutes.
4. Add tomato paste, oil, and fish to peas; cover and simmer for 10 minutes without stirring.
5. Remove cover; stir and simmer for 5 minutes.
6. Sprinkle plantains or bananas with salt; deep-fat fry in oil until golden brown.
7. Drain on absorbent paper.
8. Serve black-eyed peas (ewa) with plantains (dodo).