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Moi Moi (Bean Cake)
Follow this recipe for Naija Bean Cake (Moi Moi) with Fried Mackerel, a dish inspired by culture of Nigeria.
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Nigerian
Prep Time
10
minutes
Cook Time
35
minutes
Total Time
45
minutes
Servings
4
Ingredients
Moi Moi (Bean Cake) Ingredients
2
cups
Black Eyed Beans
soaked & rinsed
6
cups
Vegetable Stock
1
Onion
cubed
1
Habanero Chili
Salt and ground white pepper to taste
4
tbsp
Palm Oil
2
tbsp
Olive Oil
1
Maggi Stock Cube / regular stock cube
4
Spinach Leaves
Pan-fried Mackerel Ingredients
2
Mackerel Fish
filleted
6
tbsp
Vegetable oil
8
tbsp
Seafood Food Rub
(store bought)
Salt & Pepper
Half lemon
Instructions
Moi Moi (Bean Cake) Instructions
In a large bowl, combine the beans, stock, onion & habanero.
Blend till smooth pouring consistency is reached.
Add Palm Oil, olive oil & stock cube.
Season with salt & pepper to taste.
Line the bottom of four sandwich bags with one spinach leaf each.
Pour equal amounts of the bean puree and seal the bag tightly.
In a large pot of simmering water poach the bean puree for 35 minutes.
Gently open the bag and serve while hot.
Pan-fried Mackerel Instructions
Heat a large nonstick heavy based frying pan.
While pan is reaching temperature, coat the whole fillets evenly with the spice rub.
With the skin side down, seal fillets in pan for four minutes till skin is golden brown.
Turn the fillets and pan fry further for three minutes.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Carefully debone.
Squeeze the lemon juice evenly over the fish portion, plate with the moi moi and serve.