PLANTAIN RECIPES (PLANTAIN MOI-MOI)

PLANTAIN RECIPES (PLANTAIN MOI-MOI)

Plantain Moi Moi (Ukpo Ogede) is one of the plantain recipes prepared with overripe plantain and plantain flour. Do not feel some how about this meal. It is a meal you will like to be eating all the time when you taste it, becouse it is very delicious. It has this unique taste that will attract you.

Ingredients

• 2 pcs of overripe plantain (Even if the skin is now black, as long as the inside is not decomposed)
• 100g plantain flour
• 2-3 cooking spoons palm oil
• Pepper and Salt (to taste)
• 1 Knorr cube
• 1 teaspoon ground crayfish
• 1 onion
• Cool water

Containers

• Uma leaves (Thaumatococcus Daniellii)
• Bowls
• Aluminium foil bags

Before Preparing Plantain Moi Moi

• Prepare the uma leaves for the Plantain Moi Moi.
• Put the plantain flour in a bowl, add a small quantity of water and mix till you get a medium consistency.
• Wash, peel and cut the overripe plantain into small pieces.
• Grind the crayfish, cut the onions and pepper into small pieces.

Cooking Directions

1.     Blend the overripe plantain pieces, plantain flour batter, onions, crayfish, pepper and stock cube with just enough water to allow the blades of the blender move.

2.     Pour the smooth blend into a sizeable bowl.

3.     Add salt and palm oil. Mix thoroughly till well combined.

4.     Set a small quantity of water in a pot to boil. When the water boils, place a base for the Plantain Moi Moi wraps into the pot. This can be scrap pieces of aluminium foil, a stainless steel stand or leaf stalks from the uma leaves.

5.     Scoop the mix into folded Uma leaves, just as you would with beans Moi moi

6.     Gently place the wraps in the pot of boiling water and cook for 20-25 minutes. Add water along the way if necessary.

7.     Allow it to get cool completely and set before serving.

Serve with Akamu (Pap), Custard or Oat meal. It can also be eaten as a snack with a Soft drink.