Nigerian Moi Moi Recipe

This recipe makes a delicious savory moi moi. Soft and moist but not mushy. It is firm enough to hold its shape. I’m sure you will love it!

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Course: Breakfast, Dinner, Main dishes

Cuisine: African

Keyword: moi moi, moi moi recipe, nigerian moi moi

CookingStyle: Steaming

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 45

Total Time: 1 5

Servings: people

Calories: 476kcal

Author: Kelly Atkinson

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Equipment

Food Processor

Electric mixer

pot

Ingredients

5 cups black-eyed beans
4 boiled eggs de-shelled and sliced
2 medium onions
3 raw eggs
3 red bell peppers
3 scotch bonnet pepper
4 tbsp palm oil
3 tbsp crayfish
3 tsp melted butter optional
3 bouillon/stock cubes
salt
3 cups of water

Instructions

Soak the beans in hot water (preferably overnight).
Peel the beans by placing them in a food processor with 4 cups of hot water.
Let the food processor work for 3 minutes and check whether most of the beans are cut into pieces. Otherwise, let the food processor work for a few more minutes
Put the beans with water in a large bowl and turn using your hand.
Pour the water through a sieve, collect the loose skins, and repeat this process until all of the skins are gone from the beans.
Mix the beans, onions, peppers, and 3 cups of water in a blender and blend until smooth.
Transfer the blended mixture into a large bowl, add 2 raw eggs to it, and keep aside.
Combine the salt, palm oil, stock cubes, and ground crayfish with ½ cup of boiling water and let cool. Leave it to cool, and then add to the blended mixture.
Mix the mixture well with a spatula or an electric mixer for 5 minutes.
Taste and adjust seasoning.
Boil 6 cups of water in a large saucepan over medium heat.
Grease a loaf pan, pour some of the mixtures into the pan and add some sliced hard-boiled eggs. Pour some more batter over it and cover with aluminum foil.
Place the pan filled with the mixture into the pot with boiling water (it must not be covered with water). Cover the pot with an airtight lid and reduce the heat to a minimum. Steam for 45 to 60 minutes
Bring down from the heat and leave to cool.
Enjoy!

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Notes

Moi Moi is one of the Nigerian food recipes that is prepared cold. All the mixing and adding of ingredients is done off the stove. That is to say, once you start cooking, there is no going back! You cannot decide to add more salt or seasoning or a new ingredient later. So getting it right at the mixing stage is very important.
If you are cooking 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 hour.
Serve with chilled fruit juice or coconut juice. You can also serve with Peppered Fish and as a side dish to Jollof Rice, Fried Rice or Fried Plantains. For breakfast, serve with Custard or Akamu (Pap, Ogi).

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Nutrition

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