Gbegiri I

Ingredients

 * Bean stew
 * 450g / llb white or red beans
 * 6 fresh chillies (liquidise)
 * 2 medium onions ( liquidise)
 * 450g / llb fresh tomatoes ( liquidise)
 * 1 kg / 21b dry smoked fish
 * 3 tablespoon tomato puree
 * 1 oz iru (locust bean)
 * 200ml / 7/7 oz palm-oil
 * 2ltr / 4pts stock
 * 225g / 8oz ground crayfish
 * salt to taste

Directions

 * 1) To skin beans: Soak beans for 20 minutes.
 * 2) Rub and squeeze together with both hands to peel the skin off the beans.
 * 3) Continue rubbing and rinsing until all the skin is removed. Boil the skinned beans for 35 minutes until soft and almost cooked.
 * 4) Add the rest of the ingredients and more stock.
 * 5) Simmer for another 20minutes, see that the beans has turned into a smooth paste and that the ingredients are well blended into it.
 * 6) Season to taste.