MOI-MOI

INGREDIENTS:

3 cigar cups or 750g Beans (Brown/Black eyed)

5 tablespoons ground crayfish

4 big stock cubes

1 habanero pepper

2 teaspoons ground nutmeg

3 tatashe peppers or 800g watery tomato puree

2 big onions

20cl vegetable oil

2 litres of cool or warm waterSalt (to taste)

YOU CAN ADD:

Hard boiled eggs

Bone Marrow: Cook the bone marrow with spices and herbs till done then add to the Moi Moiat the mixing stage.

Corned beef

COOKING DIRECTIONS: 

-Blend the beans, tatashe or tomato puree, onions, crayfish, habanero pepper and ground nutmeg together with some of the water; pour the mix into a big enough bowl.

Add the vegetable oil and the bone marrow stock (optional). Slowly add the remaining water and stir 

-Add salt to taste and stir very well.

-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.

-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.

-Add as small quantity of water as possible at a time while cooking the Moi Moi so that the moi moi will not become watery when done (especially when using aluminium foil or uma leaves). The length of time you will cook your Moi Moi depends on the quantity and the Moi Moi container you used.

Note:If using Moi Moi containers, 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 hour.