How to make Epiti (plantain moi moi)

Berlinda Entsie 13:55 - 21 May 2020

Epiti

Plantain moi moi or Epiti is very easy to make and you can eat it with akamu as you would with beans moi moi or you can choose any other protein of choice.

Eating the moi moi with plantain feels like eating beans and plantain.

Ingredients

1 overripe plantain

1 red bell pepper (tatashe)

Seasoning

1 scotch bonnet chilli (ata rodo)

1 medium-size onion

Salt

2tbsp ground crayfish

1/3 cup palm oil (substitute with veg oil)

Few pieces of smoked catfish fillets

100g fine cornmeal (substitute with polenta or flour)

Method

Peel the plantain and cut into small chunks
In a blender, add plantain, scotch bonnet chilli, red bell pepper and catfish fillet and blend till smooth
Empty the pureed plantain into a bowl; add crayfish, salt, seasoning and mix till well combined
Add palm oil to the mixture and mix thoroughly till well combined
Add the cornmeal to the mixture and combine well.
Scoop the mixture into a foil container/ banana leaves/nylon /moi moi leaves/ ramekins and steam on medium heat for 45minutes to 1 hour.
Check on the plantain pudding intermittently and make sure the pan has enough water to steam.
Alternately, you can bake the plantain pudding in the oven.
Take the plantain moi moi off the heat
Serve