Preparation

wash the beans well.
with the help of the sieve, remove the husk, passing the beans still wet in the grinder.
then beat the dough with a wooden spoon for about 20 minutes, until it is fluffy.
put the onion and garlic in the blender. add a little water and whisk.
now, also with a little water, beat the shrimp.
then pour into the dough pan: the beaten onion and garlic, the salt, the shrimp, the palm oil and mix a lot.
here comes the secret: put banana stalks at the bottom of the pot and a leaf on top. wrap the abará with the sheet.
put the abarás in the pan, covering with more banana leaves on top. bring to the fire and add water to the pan.
the abarás will be ready 20 minutes after the water boils.

Ingredients

  • 1 kilo of black-eyed beans
  • 300 grams of dried shrimp
  • 4 onions
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • half a liter of palm oil
  • salt
  • banana leaves.