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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