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Nigerian moimoi recipe

Moimoi: Best Nigerian Moimoi Recipe

Moimoi is an outstanding dish in Nigeria. It's one of the Nigerians best delicacies. My Nigerian Moimoi recipe is perfect and simply the best
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Course: Breakfast, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Nigerian
Keyword: Nigerian Moimoi Recipe
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Calories: 235kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 cups beans
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil/ Palm oil or (50/50)
  • 2 big Red ball pepper (Tatase)
  • 1/2 cup fresh shrimps/ dry crayfish
  • 1 big fresh fish2 scotch bonnet (atarodo)
  • 6 boiled eggs
  • 4 seasoning cubes
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup beef/chicken stock
  • 1 big Onion
  • 2 tablespoon grounded crayfish
  • 2 uncooked eggs ( for binding)

Instructions

  • Soak the beans for about one hour, peel, and remove the shaft.
  • Divide into three parts to blend; add water to the level of the beans when blending. Blend with the onions, red ball pepper, cayenne pepper, and scotch bonnet (atarodo). Blend into smooth paste.
  • After everything is finally blended, pour all back in the blender at once and blend together by then the paste might have doubled in size; this is called fail-proof method.
  • Pour the beans paste into a large bowl to start adding the ingredients
  • Add the vegetable oil first and mix properly into the paste.
  • Add seasoning cubes, grounded crayfish, and salt (I normally dissolve my seasoning cubes and salt in warm water before adding in the paste).
  • Break the eggs, whisk and add in the mixture for binding.
  • Finally, add the shrimps and fish and mix everything together thoroughly.
  • If you're using the banana leaves, place your cooking pot on medium heat, add water to boil (Do not add too much water, you can add more if the water later dries out) Add some banana leaves to cover the water, because we want the water to steam the Moi-Moi from under the leaves.
  • Fold your banana leave into a cone shape and start adding the mixed beans paste. Add about 2-3 cooking spoons then add the boiled egg and neatly fold. Then drop in the pot on the heat.
  • Repeat this process until the last wrap.
  • Cover with some banana leaves before covering with the lid ( This allows for proper steaming)
  • Cook for 45 minutes and the Moimoi is done.
  • If you're using foil cups or the rubber cups for Moi-moi, distribute them in the cups and top with the boiled eggs and cover them with either the foil or the cups lids.
  • Place them in the oven or your steaming pot to cook for about 45 minutes.
  • Serve warm on it's own or as a side dish to other foods.

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Nutrition

Serving: 140grams | Calories: 235kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 8g