My Favorite Dish

I love to cook on weekends and my family's favorite dish for the weekend is Steamed Bean Pudding (Moi Moi). It is an African dish, typically made from beans, which is soaked, washed, blended with onions and peppers. Not only is it delicious, it is healthy and has high level of fiber and protein that helps digestive system regularity. Also, it can be eaten as an entrée with rice or eaten alone as a

dessert. 
 

Ingredients:

2 cups bean flour

1 onion

1 clove garlic (not pictured)

2 scotch bonnet orange peppers

2red bell peppers

4 maggi cubes

1 cup corned beef

salt water

4 eggs

3-5 small Pyrex dish

1.5 cups water (plus 1/2 cup extra)

1 cupful of palm oil

Cooking oil spray

Large pot

Cooking Directions:

About three hours before cooking, I soaked and washed the beans to remove the coat. When the entire coat has been removed, I placed the beans in a bowl and poured enough water to cover it. Then Left it to soak for three hours because I want to achieve the best consistency when I blend the beans. Next, I blended garlic clove, onion, red bell pepper, soaked and peeled beans, and scotch bonnet orange peppers (added some water to help it blend easier) until the consistency was smooth. Then I transferred blended mix to a bowl, added palm oil (rich in Vitamin A and Omega 3 & 6 acids), 2 cups of water, and mixed thoroughly to remove clumps. Frequently, as I stirred the mixture, I added Maggi cubes by unwrapping and putting them in a bowl with few tablespoons of water and microwaved for about 30 seconds and crushed. After I mashed corned beef and sliced boiled eggs, I sprinkled them onto the mixture and stirred, then I added salt to taste. While I sprayed the Pyrex dishes with cooking oil spray, with the use of a ladle I scooped mixture into the dishes. Later, I got my largest pot that could hold all the dishes, fill the bottom with water, lighted stove on low-medium heat. Then I arranged the dishes and covered the pot. In the next 35 minutes, the pudding had steamed, and I turned off the heat. Lastly, I flipped the Pyrex dish upside down, transferred the pudding onto a plate and served hot.