Adalu I

Description
Beans and sweetcorn pottage
 * Serves 4 persons.ppppppooooooooo

Ingredients

 * 225 g / 8 oz beans
 * 225 g / 8 oz corn (picked from the cob)
 * 1 onion (sliced)
 * 3 fresh tomatoes (sliced)
 * 2 tablespoon ground crayfish
 * 2 sawa (smoked dry)
 * 1 lt / 2 pt water
 * 3 tablespoon palm oil
 * salt and pepper to taste

Directions

 * 1) Pick over the beans and sweetcorn, throwing out any stones or pieces of grit.
 * 2) Wash and cook the corn in water till soft, add the beans and salt to taste.
 * 3) Cook until soft and pulpy approximately 40 minutes adding more water if necessary.
 * 4) Add the pepper, sliced onions and tomatoes stirring frequently to avoid burning.
 * 5) Remove skin and bones from sawa and flake into small pieces.
 * 6) Add to the beans together with ground crayfish and palm-oil.
 * 7) Check seasoning and stir well.
 * 8) Allow to simmer for 10 minutes.
 * 9) Serve with fried ata sauce.