Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, moi moi. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Moi Moi, also pronounced as Moin Moin, Moyin Moyin, Moy Moy or Mai Mai is a traditional Nigerian food made with steamed ground beans and enriched with spices. It is very common to see Moi Moi (Moin Moin) served at parties, wedding ceremonies and other festive occasions. Moi Moi (Moin Moin) is usually eaten alone as a meal , but most times it is served with other Nigerian foods such as Pap(Ogi.
Moi moi is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Moi moi is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook moi moi using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Moi moi:
- Prepare Beans
- Make ready Ground crayfish
- Prepare cube Big stock
- Prepare Ground nutmeg
- Make ready Peppers
- Prepare Onions
- Take Vegetable oil
- Get Cool or Warm water
- Get Eggs
- Get Salt(to taste)
It is made of beans and some other local ingredients. The recipe for beans pudding is not as straight forward as the recipe for porridge beans or even jollof rice but with time and a little keenness, however, You will become great at it. Moi moi (also called moin moin) is a delicious, savory steamed bean pudding made commonly in Nigeria from a mixture of blended black eyed peas or beans, peppers, onions, and spices. Moimoi or Moin-Moin is a Nigerian steamed bean pudding made from a mixture of washed and peeled black-eyed peas, onions and fresh ground red peppers (usually a combination of bell peppers and chili or Scotch bonnet).
Steps to make Moi moi:
- Now that the beans is soaked (the bean seed is tender when you pinch it), it is time to blend it. It is very important that you use a very good blender for this purpose. The taste and feel of your Moi Moi depends so much on the consistency of the blend. If in doubt, put a small quantity of bean seeds in your home blender and grind to the best of its ability using as small quantity of water as possible. Feel the resulting paste with your fingers and if you notice any tiny pieces at all,
- Then the blender is not good for moi moi, Cooking Directions - 1. Blend the beans, tatashe or tomato puree, onions, crayfish, habanero pepper and ground nutmeg together with some of the water and pour the mix into a big enough bowl. - 2. Add the vegetable oil and the bone marrow stock (if this is what you have chosen to add to your moi moi). - 3. Slowly add the remaining water and stir the mixture at the same time till you get a good mix of all the ingredients. - 4. Add salt to taste and stir very well.
- Is very important. - 5. Pad the base of a big pot, pour some water and set on the stove. The depth of the water should be at most 1 inch. - 6. Dish the Moi moi mix into containers of your choice, add egg/bone marrow/corned beef to each container, seal/cover and set them in the pot. - 7. Add as small quantity of water as possible at a time while cooking the Moi Moi as detailed in - preparation and use of moi moi containers so that the moi moi will not become watery when done,
- This is the case especially when using aluminium foil or uma leaves. - 8. The length of time you will cook your Moi Moi depends on the quantity and the Moi Moi container you used. - The Moi Moi that gets done quickest is the one wrapped in Uma or Banana leaves, followed by Moi Moi wrapped in aluminum foils then the one that takes the most time is Moi Moi cooked in aluminium or plastic plates. - But whatever Moi Moi container you use, it is advisable to cook your Moi Moi for at least 1 hour,
- Before checking it. Confirm that it is done by putting a knife through it, if the knife is stained with Moi Moi paste, then the Moi Moi is not done, but if the knife just has a slight smear of Moi Moi, then it's done. Also, when you cut through the Moi Moi, the insides will be set and not watery. - If you are cooking a few wraps of Moi Moi in a small pot on high heat, then it will only take about 45 minutes to get done while when you are cooking a large pot of Moi Moi,
- It will definitely take more than one hours,
- Enjoy
It is a protein-rich food that is a staple in Nigeria. In Ghana, it is commonly known as 'Alele' or "Olele'. It is usually taken with Hausa koko. It is a steamed bean pudding made from a base of beans and different peppers. With this recipe, you'll be able to bring the taste of Nigeria into your own home!
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