Nigerian Baked Bean cakes (Moi Moi). A burst of protein that tastes like a spluge … worth the effort to make every few weeks or so.
Nigerians tend to cook a lot with legumes, and this was one of those recipes I learned growing up. However, it could be hit/miss if not spot-on with ingredients. Blended beans (without husk) is one of those transformations that does not compensate for lack of flavor, so this recipe calls for a generous amount of spices and other flavors to augment what could be the bland taste.
This is another one of those recipes that takes some commitment to make, but can be frozen, and stored for a future meal. Best if reheated in the same form it was cooked to begin with. Tough-out in the refrigerator over night, so it’s easy to cook on stove. Put cans with moi-moi in a pot with some water, and cook on medium heat for 20 minutes (add a tablespoon of water in the cans so moisture helps it reheat evenly), and it’s almost as good as just cooked.
Let me know if you try this.
Be sure to leave a comment + rating on this recipe, and I’ll love to see your creation.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups of beans (black-eyed peas)
- 3/4 medium red onion
- 1 medium egg
- 1 habanero pepper
- 1 cup of chicken broth (and/or 1 chicken knorr cube)
- 1 pound ground beef (85%/15%)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, as needed
- 1/4 cup Oil (Olive or Canola)
Directions
- Soak beans for at least 6 hours in room temperature water, fully immersed, and 2 inches of water above beans to allow beans to rise – I soak overnight when possible, to loosen fully husks from seed
- Use hands to peel off husks, rinse, and soak in water – you could leave husks on, which will make fritters fiber rich, but more coarse to eat
- Blend beans, onions, peppers, knorr cubes, and chicken stock, using puree or smoothie setting on Blender
- Using a sauce pan on medium heat on the stove, cook ground beef adding a knorr cube – set aside
- In a large pot add water that is about a 3rd the height of the cans that will go into it – put on medium heat
- Pour blended beans mixture into a large bowl – add curry and salt as needed, and mix by hand with a spatula
- Add the cooked ground beef to the blended bean mixture
- Taste for saltiness/flavor
- Add 1 raw egg (mostly whites) into mixture to help with binding – mixing properly to be fully blended
- Add 1/4 cup Oil into mixture – mixing properly to be fully blended
- Put a teaspoon of Oil to line the inside of the cans – no need to line the lids
- Scoop 1/2-3/4 cup of mixture into cans – you can stack cans as needed in the pot with boiling water
- Ensure water does not dry up in pot over a 45 minute cook time on medium heat
- Using a knife or fork dip into one of the moimoi filled cans to ensure no dripping or uncooked mixture
- Serve warm and enjoy!
- See photos, videos below to guide
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