Moyin Moyin

Description
Steamed bean pudding

Ingredients

 * 8 oz beans
 * 4 - 6 hard-boiled eggs
 * 1 small tomato
 * 2 large peppers
 * 1 small onion
 * ½ tsp salt
 * 1 tbsp tomato paste
 * 1 tbsp cooking oil
 * ¼ pt boiling water, approx.
 * Dried shrimp, ground up (optional), or corned beef

Directions

 * 1) Soak the beans for 3 hours, overnight if possible.
 * 2) Grind the beans to a paste or pulverise in a food processor.
 * 3) Chop or mince the tomato, peppers and Onion.
 * 4) To the beans, add minced ingredients and salt to taste and beat well.
 * 5) Heat the oil, add to the mixture and beat.
 * 6) Add enough boiling water to make a soft dropping consistency. Stir in the tomato paste.
 * 7) Ground dried shrimp or corned beef can be added for flavour and food value.
 * 8) Prepare small pudding moulds by greasing with melted fat.
 * 9) Into each mould, place enough mixture to come half way up the mould, then place a hard-boiled egg and cover with more mixture. Leave room for the mixture to rise.
 * 10) Cover with greaseproof paper and steam for approximately 1 hour.
 * 11) Turn out and serve, garnished with parsley or shredded lettuce.