MOIN MOIN



What you will need

Large Moi moi leaves, washed and set aside
2-3 cups of peeled beans (Check here for how to use blender to peel beans)
4 hard boiled eggs (use as a whole or sliced)
3tbs ground crayfish
Cooked liver, chopped
Fresh shrimps, deveined
Salt
Seasoning
1 mackerel fish, cleaned and gutted
1 large onion
3 red bell pepper (tatashe)
2 scotch bonnet chillies (ata rodo)
1-2Csp palm oil (use according to preference)

Method

Check here on how to peel beans with a blender
Wash and rinse leave till clean to get rid of dirt and set aside to drain
Soak beans in clean water and leave for some few hours to soften or keep overnight in the frigde.
Boil fish with salt, seasoning and onions for about 5-7 minutes, set aside to cool. De-bone and flake fish. Reserve stock



Add beans in bits to a blender, add red bell pepper, ata rodo and onions, enough water to cover and blend till very smooth. Mixture should not be too thick.
Pour pureed beans in a big bowl
Melt palm oil in the microwave or on the heat
Add salt, seasoning, ground crayfish, and stock to the pureed beans and mix till well combined. Add melted palm oil and the flaked fish to the beans batter Stir for another minute till well combined.



Place a pan on a medium heat, add the leaf stalk as your base in the pot. Alternatively add a steamer bowl. add water just enough to cover the stalk and leave to boil while you continue with the beans
Take a moi moi leave, one at a time if it is large or a large one lined with a smaller one. Fold into a cone shape. Follow the steps in the images below
Using a scoop, add beans batter in bits to the folded leaf, add all the rest of the toppings and fold to seal. Make sure there is no leakage from the folded leaf.  Continue this process till you have exhausted all the batter.
Arrange the folded moi moi into the pan, reduce the heat if it is high, add little more water to the pan if need be  and cover tightly. 



Steam for about 40-50 minutes or till beans is set. (Check the pan from time to time to make sure the water does not dry out. Take it off the heat and allow to cool.

 

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