MOIMOI WITH UNPEELED BEANS
HOW TO PREPARE MOIMOI WITH
UNPEELED BEANS
INGREDIENTS:
Brown
beans (oloyin or drum) – 2 cups
Medium
onion – 1/2
(chopped)
Red
bell pepper (Tatashe) – 2 (chopped)
Scotch
bonnet pepper (ata Rodo) – 1
Eggs
– 4 (boil, peel & slice 2)
Ground
crayfish – 1 Tablespoon
Palm
oil- 2-3 Tablespoons
Bouillon
cube – 1-2 cubes
Salt
(to taste)
Directions:
Ø Cover
beans with generous amount of water and leave to soak overnight
Ø Combine beans, peppers, onion and
1.5 cups water in a blender, blend to a smooth
batter.
Ø Leave batter to rest for about
5 minutes and blend again
Ø Pour batter into a large bowl, crack
in raw eggs. Set aside
Ø Dissolve salt, palm oil, crayfish
and maggi in 2 tablespoons of boiling water, set aside to cool. once cooled,
add to batter
Ø With a turning pin (omo orogun) or
electric mixer- Mix the batter thoroughly (this is to incorporate air into the
batter and fluff the resulting moi moi). mix for about 5 -10 minutes .
Ø Taste and adjust for seasoning
Ø Add 4 cups water to a large pot, set
on high heat and bring to a boil
Ø Oil the pan (cupcake pan in this
case). portion moi moi batter into pan and top with slices of boiled eggs .
Ø Cover the loaf pan tightly with some
aluminum foil
Ø Place the batter filled loaf pan in
the pot of water ( it shouldn’t be covered in water), place a tight lid over
the pot and reduce the heat to medium.
Ø Steam for 45-60 minutes
(alternatively, steam for 45 minutes in an electric steamer)
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