Moimoi elewe (moimoi wrapped in leaf)
Moimoi elewe (moimoi wrapped in leaf)

Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, moimoi elewe (moimoi wrapped in leaf). One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Carefully arrange the wrapped beans in the pot on fire and put leaves on it to allow it steam well. The color of the leaf will look like this when it's not fully cooked yet. It will turn slightly brown when it's fully cooked.

Moimoi elewe (moimoi wrapped in leaf) is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Moimoi elewe (moimoi wrapped in leaf) is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook moimoi elewe (moimoi wrapped in leaf) using 13 ingredients and 22 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Moimoi elewe (moimoi wrapped in leaf):
  1. Get 3 cups Beans
  2. Take 3 boiled egg
  3. Take Roasted fish
  4. Take Crayfish(big and small)
  5. Get Palm oil
  6. Make ready Vegetable oil
  7. Get cube Seasoning
  8. Get Salt
  9. Prepare Water
  10. Make ready 2 Tatashe
  11. Get 4 Rodo
  12. Prepare 1 large Onion
  13. Get Leaves

Moi-moi or Moin-Moin is one of the most popular dishes in Nigeria. It's made from pureed beans and served primarily as an accompaniment to breakfast porridge. Moi moi can also be served with The shape of the leaf is oval so you fold inward to form a cone shape, the break the tip and curve inside to seal the tip. Repeat this process until all the mixture are wrapped.

Instructions to make Moimoi elewe (moimoi wrapped in leaf):
  1. Soak, peel and rid beans of it's shaft
  2. Wash the rodo,tatashe and onion
  3. Blend the peeled beans, pepper and onion till very smooth. You can use a blender or commercial mill
  4. Rinse and Shred your roasted fish, cut the boiled egg into smaller bits
  5. Rinse the Crayfish, rinse your leaves also and set aside.
  6. Pour the bean batter into a bowl and mix well with a turning stick or whisk
  7. Add the crayfish, salt, mixture of palm oil and vegetable oil and seasoning cube at this point
  8. Continue mixing, you can add more water at this point of you will want the moimoi very soft (the way I like mine)
  9. The trick to buttery moimoi is in the mixing. Check if the seasoning are okay to your taste
  10. You can add the fish and egg at this point and mix together. Or you can decide to put them individually when wrapping the moimoi
  11. I prefer adding them when wrapping so i can have them evenly disturbed in the moimoi
  12. Next put a big pot on the stove, place two or more leaves inside and add water to cover the leaves, let it start boiling
  13. Next is to start wrapping the moimoi in the leaves
  14. There is a technical way to the wrapping and it's not that hard
  15. Just fold the leave in a tight cone, fold the downside under pour the moimoi batter, not too much, add the shredded fish and egg
  16. Fold the leaf in a such a way that the mouth is covered. Put inside the boiling water in the pot
  17. Do this for the rest till the batter is finished
  18. Cover the pot with more leaves, then the pot cover
  19. Cook for 30mins or more depending on the quantity.
  20. You can add more water along the way of you notice the water is getting dry
  21. You will knw the moimoi is done when you insert a tooth pick or fork and it's comes out clean
  22. Enjoy your moimoi with bread, pap,custard or rice

HOW TO PREPARE LEAVE MOI MOI. Leave moi moi is made from black-eyed beans. It is a popular dish in Nigeria served with Bread, Garri, Ogi/Akamu or Custard. Traditional moi moi is wrapped in Uma leaves or Banana leaves. I prefer the Uma leaves, it gives the moi moi a delicious taste and an inviting aroma.

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