How to cook Frejon

This meal is a pudding served mostly with garri and fish stew.

Frejon, which was introduced into Lagos, Nigeria by returning slaves from Brazil is made using black beans, coconut milk and sugar.

90 minutes

Main meal

Local dish

Boiling / Frying

5 servings

Beans

Coconut milk

Sugar (optional)

Garri

Ingredients for the fish sauce

Fish (any fish of choice)

Vegetable oil

Onion

Bell pepper

Scotch pepper

Tomatoes

Seasoning cubes

Salt to taste

1. In a big pot, wash beans and boil (without salt) until it softens. Leave to cool.

2. Transfer the beans into a food blender, add some coconut milk to it and blend.

3. Transfer the mixture into the pot, add sugar and let it boil for about 5 minutes to thicken a bit.

Method for cooking the fish sauce

1. In a pan, heat up some vegetable oil on minimum heat.

2. Add chopped onion, pepper, tomatoes and stir-fry for 5 minutes.

3. Cook the fish for about 5 minutes, leave to cool and then mash it.

4. Add the mashed fish to the content in the pan, add salt and seasoning (to taste). Fry for about 5 minutes. Fish sauce is ready.

Serve Frejon with the fish sauce and sprinkle Garri on it