For The Love Of Food: The Making Of Moimoi Rolls

I'm very 'heggzited' (Falz style) about this recipe. You know I can't pass by good looking food without giving it a second look. 9ja foodie has totally done me in this time! Making moimoi has never been easier (or prettier!) If you run into me at any shopping centre today, it's parchment paper I'm looking for o, and the other ingredients to make this gengen dish. This one must not pass me by na! I don't think it should pass you by either, so therefore, dear OOB reader, kindly help yourself to the exciting rolled moimoi recipe and prep method as succinctly spelled out by 9ja foodie!

For this recipe, I took Traditional moimoi and elevated it a bit by deconstructing parts of the ingredients and presenting it a little differently. The only thing “special” about this is the way it’s rolled, the taste is exactly like the moimoi you know and love. I made use of peeled beans because I had some in the freezer. Moimoi can be made from Unpeeled beans as I presented in this recipe.

This is the perfect recipe for your next brunch or special valentine breakfast. It should take about 20 minutes with already peeled beans. it’s amazingly simple to make and present beautifully. Double or triple the recipe to make a bigger batch. Recipe as is will serve two.

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup peeled beans

1/4 medium Onion (Halved)

1 Red Pepper (Tatashe) (Halved )

Small Ginger (peeled)

1 Sprig green onion (optional)

2 eggs ( 1 boiled, 1 raw)

1 tablespoon oil or butter

1 cube maggi

1/2 Teaspoon Pepper Flakes

Salt – To taste

Direction

Preheat oven to 350F

In a blender : combine beans, onion, 1 part red pepper, 1 part onion, 1/2 cup water and ginger. Puree to a fine paste.

Chop left over pepper and onion. Slice up the egg and mince the green onion if using. Set aside.

Melt butter. Add in maggi, salt, pepper flakes. Stir to combine. Add in pureed beans and raw egg. Mix well using a mixing pin or hand mixer (3-5 minutes).

Line an oven tray with culinary parchment (or aluminum foil) . Pour in the moimoi batter and spread out evenly. Shake pan gently to distribute.Top with chopped ingredients.

Bake moimoi for 15 minutes (until lifted at the edges and set).

As soon as you remove the moimoi from the oven, start the roll. Starting at one short end , peel off parcment until rolled to the end.

Serve Moimoi roll by itself or with pap, custard or garri.

It's  a perfect time for this kinda moimoi for me, I just got a 5kg bag of badass Ijebu garri. That type that doesn't need any sugar. I can already imagine the combination. Even if NEPA doesn't give us electricity, I will buy 'pure water tutu'!


Recipe and images via 9jafoodie.com