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Moi Moi (Nigerian Steamed Bean Pudding) 🍲
Moi moi is Lagos morning street food wrapped in leaves: brown beans soaked, slipped out of their skins and blended with red peppers, onion and a generous pour of palm oil into an orange custard, then steamed in banana leaves or foil cups until it sets into a savoury, jiggling pudding. Hard-boiled egg, sliced sausage or fish pieces hide inside each parcel. It is served at weddings, funerals, office lunches and bus stops, and no two Lagos grandmothers agree on the ratio of pepper to bean.
Modo de preparo
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Rub the soaked beans between your palms and float off the husks, then drain. Blend the beans with the peppers and onion, adding only a splash of water, to a smooth, thick purée — a proper moi moi batter should pour like custard, not soup.
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Pour the purée into a bowl, add palm oil, crumbled stock cube and salt, and beat hard in one direction for a minute; the oil is what gives the classic orange sheen.
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Line small cups or banana leaves with a spoonful of batter, lay in a piece of par-boiled chicken or fish and a slice of boiled egg, then cap with more batter, leaving room for the pudding to rise.
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Arrange the parcels upright in a steamer, pour boiling water into the base, cover and steam over medium heat for 40-45 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
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Let them settle for a few minutes before opening — the custard finishes firming as it cools. Eat warm with garri, or fold a package into yesterday's rice for the true Lagos office move.
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