West Africa · Breakfast

Moin Moin (Steamed Savory Bean Pudding)

Name: Moin Moin (Steamed Savory Bean Pudding)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Nigeria
Ingredients: 400 g dry black-eyed peas or honey beans (ewa oloyin); 2 piece large red bell peppers (tatashe); 2 piece scotch bonnet peppers (atarodo); 1 piece large red onion; 3 tbsp ground crayfish; 100 ml vegetable oil or warm melted palm oil; 300 ml warm bone broth or water; 3 piece hard-boiled eggs, halved or quartered; 100 g flaked smoked mackerel, bones removed; salt, to taste

Silky, fluffy steamed pudding crafted from peeled black-eyed peas, red peppers, smoked fish, and boiled eggs.

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steamedgluten-freehigh-proteintraditional

The story

Moin Moin is a testament to Nigerian culinary engineering, turning humble legumes into a delicate, custardy delicacy. The laborious traditional process of rubbing soaked black-eyed peas between palms to slip off the skins is followed by aerating the puree. Steaming the batter wrapped inside broad Thaumatococcus daniellii (ewe eran) leaves imparts an earthy, herbal fragrance unmatched by ramekins.

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