Ewa Agoyin

Ewa Agoyin (also spelled Ewa Agonyin) is a popular Nigerian street food made from soft, mashed beans served with a deeply flavorful, spicy pepper sauce. It’s especially famous in southwestern Nigeria and strongly associated with the Yoruba people, though its roots trace back to migrants from Benin (the Agoyin people).

Ingredients

• For the beans:
• 2 cups honey beans
• 4-6 cups water
• 2 teaspoon salt
• 1 small onion
• For the sauce:
• ¾ cup dried red chilli
• 2 seasoning cubes
• ½ cup palm oil
• 1 medium onion ( divided )
• 2 tablespoon blended crayfish (optional)
• Salt to taste

Directions

1. Pour honey beans in a pot with water, sliced onions and salt. Allow to cook until very tender. With the
2. back of a spoon, mash the beans until almost smooth.
3. Soak the dried red chilli for 2hours till rehydrated and blend with half the onions. in a pot, heat palm oil
4. and sauté the other half of chopped onion until brown. Pour in the blended peppers and cook on a
5. low/medium heat until the mixture changes from a red to brown.
6. Season with crayfish, salt and seasoning cube. Stir well and leave to cook for another 10 mins
7. Serve hot, often with bread or plantains.