Madesu
Victoire created this dish for Top Chef ™ 20. Her madesu landed among the judges' top dishes of the night, with every bean praised as perfectly cooked and the seasoning called out as confident and well judged. A vivid pounded green herb sauce spooned over the rich, tomatoey beans gives the stew its fresh, celebratory counterpoint.
- Time: 100 min
Source: Relaxed Recipes
Ingredients
- FOR THE MADESU
- / 45 ml red palm oil
- large onion, finely chopped
- garlic cloves, grated or minced
- / 15 g fresh ginger, grated
- medium ripe tomatoes, grated or finely chopped
- / 15 g tomato purée
- 1 Scotch bonnet or red chilli, whole or finely chopped, to taste
- / 300 g dried black-eyed beans, soaked overnight
- bay leaf
- / 500 ml vegetable or chicken stock, plus extra to loosen
- salt, plus more to taste
- freshly ground black pepper
- FOR THE POUNDED GREEN SAUCE
- garlic clove
- green chilli, to taste
- salt, to taste
- packed / 30 g flat-leaf parsley, leaves and tender stems
- packed / 15 g fresh coriander , optional
- spring onions , green and white parts
- / 30 ml lemon or lime juice, plus zest, optional
- / 45 ml neutral oil or olive oil, to loosen