Kenyan Corn And Beans Githeri Recipes

GITHERI (KENYAN CORN & BEANS STEW)

Steps:

• SLOW COOKER:
• In a medium-size pan, heat oil. Saute onion for 3 minutes, until translucent. Add garlic and curry powder and cook for 1 minute. (If you must, you can skip this step.)
• Combine all ingredients except lemon juice in a slow cooker. Stir, then cover and cook on low 3-4 hours or on high 2-3 hours, until thoroughly cooked.
• Season with more salt and pepper to taste. Slice lemon in half. Serve githeri in bowls with a squeeze of lemon juice.
• INSTANT POT:
• Set your Instant Pot to the Saute Setting and let it heat up for a few minutes.
• Saute onion for 3 minutes, until translucent. Add garlic and curry powder and cook for 1 minute. (If you must, you can skip this step.)
• Add all ingredients except lemon juice. Stir, then cover and set to Manual Pressure Cook Setting for 5 minutes. Cover and seal your Instant Pot and press Start.
• After the pressure releases, open your Instant Pot and season your Githeri with more salt and pepper to taste. Slice lemon in half. Serve githeri in bowls with a squeeze of lemon juice.
• STOVE TOP:
• In a large pot over medium heat, heat oil. Saute onion for 3 minutes, until translucent. Add garlic and curry powder and cook for 1 minute.
• Combine all ingredients except lemon juice. Stir. Bring everything to a boil, then immediately cover, reduce heat to low, and cook 20 minutes, until onions and greens are cooked through.
• Season with more salt and pepper to taste. Slice lemon in half. Serve githeri in bowls with a squeeze of lemon juice.

GITHERI

Steps:

• In a large pan, add olive oil over medium heat.
• Once heated, saute onions for a couple of minutes until lightly golden and translucent in appearance
• Reduce heat to low and simmer until cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Cook on low heat while stirring for a minute
• Now, add tomatoes; cook for three minutes or until the tomatoes are soft and mushy
• Next, stir in beans, corn kernels, stock and salt; cover the githeri mixture and reduce heat to low-medium
• Simmer for about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally
• Garnish githeri with spring onion (scallion) and cilantro

KENYAN CORN AND BEANS (GITHERI)

Steps:

• Add the corn and beans to a large pot with enough water just to cover. Season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer until cooked through, 8-10 minutes.
• Variations: substitute hominy for the corn. Cook the beans and corn with some chopped potatoes and chopped greens; mash together well. Use any kind of beans; pinto,kidney,black-eyed peas,green peas or pigeon peas. To give the dish more flavor and texture, add some chopped greens, sauteed onions, cubed potatoes or cassava, stew meat or a little curry powder.