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

Directions

 * 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).