Bahian Spiced Chicken and Beans with Yuca Mash

Ingredients

• ½ tsp Sea Salt
• 1 tsp Oregano
• 1 red pepper, chopped
• 1 tsp Cumin Ground
• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• ¼ tsp Chillies Crushed
• 75 g (3 oz) butter, softened
• 900 g (2 lb) mashed yuca or cassava*
• 75 ml (3 fl oz) whole milk, warmed
• ¼ tsp Ground White Pepper
• Bahian Seasoning (Tempero Baiano):
• Chicken & Beans:
• 75 g (3 oz) butter
• 675 g (1½ lb) boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 2.5 cm cubes
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tbsp Bahian Seasoning (Tempero Baiano)
• 75 g (3 oz) flour
• 1 litre (1 pint 15fl oz) chicken stock
• 400 g tin black eyed peas, drained and rinsed
• 225 g (8 oz) pitted black olives, chopped
• 4 tsp Coriander Leaf
• 2 tbsp Romano cheese, grated*