Ewa Agoyin is a traditional Nigerian dish made of mashed beans served with a spicy pepper sauce.

Prep Time
6hr 0min
Cook Time
1hr 30min
Total Time
7hr 30min
Ewa Agoyin recipe

Ingredients

6 Servings
(1 serving = 1 plate)

Ewa Agoyin Beans

  • 3cups
    black-eyed beans or white beans
  • pinch
    A of salt
  • 6cup
    of water

Ewa Agoyin Pepper Sauce

  • 1cup
    palm oil
  • 2piece
    medium onions (1 thinly sliced)
  • 1/4cup
    dried shombo peppers
  • 1tsp
    minced ginger
  • 2piece
    Cameroon pepper
  • 3tbsp
    ground crayfish
  • 2piece
    dried bell peppers (tatashe)
  • Seasoning cube(s) to taste
  • Salt to taste

How to make Ewa Agoyin

  1. Soak dried peppers in hot water overnight or for 6 hours.

  2. Blend peppers, onions, ginger, and Cameroon pepper coarsely.

  3. Boil beans until soft, add a pinch of salt and mash with a hand mixer or masher

  4. Bleach palm oil for 10-12 minutes, then fry sliced onions until caramelized.

  5. Add blended pepper mix, crayfish, seasoning, and salt. Fry for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.you will get a black color but not burnt sauce.

  6. Turn off the heat . Serve Ewa Agoyin with Agege Bread and plantain preferably

Tips & Tricks

  1. Ensure the palm oil is properly bleached to achieve the authentic flavor.

  2. Stir the pepper sauce occasionally to prevent it from burning.

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