Brown Rice With Fried Bananas from Angola

I haven't tried this, but it sounds very interesting. The brown rice is cooked with tomato juice, topped with an onion sauce and garnished with golden fried bananas. You make the sauce and fry the bananas while the rice cooks. Sounds like a yummy meal to me! From Angola, Africa. From wiki.

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 2  cups brown rice
• 2  cups tomato juice
• 2  cups water
• 2  medium onions
• 2  medium green peppers
• 1⁄2 cup  peanut oil
• 1  tablespoon curry powder
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 3  medium tomatoes, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup peanut butter
• 2  medium bananas (you can use regular bananas-ripe but still firm or plantains-ripe and black)

Directions

1. Pour the brown rice, tomato juice, and 2 cups water in a 2-quart pot over high heat.
2. When the mixture comes to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer until rice is done (45 to 50 minutes).
3. Meanwhile, slice onions and green peppers and sauté in 1/4 cup peanut oil until onions are soft.
4. Add curry powder, salt, and pepper; mix well, heat for 1 minute.
5. Add 1/4 cup water, tomatoes, and peanut butter.
6. Simmer for 5 minutes.
7. In a large skillet heat the remaining 1/4 cup peanut oil.
8. Peel bananas and cut into 1/2-inch slices.
9. Saute bananas until lightly golden on both sides.
10. To serve, place the rice in a serving platter, pour the onion sauce over the rice and top with the fried bananas.