Egusi Soup. Free UK Delivery on Eligible Orders This soup is native to West Africa (Nigeria) and many of my American as well as Nigerian friends have enjoyed it. It is a great soup for those who like to try something different every once in a while. Ground Egusi seeds give this soup a unique color and flavor.
Wash and chop the spinach, drain in a colander and set aside. It is one of the most popular soups prepared by many Nigerian tribes. The people eat it with dishes like Pounded Yam. You can have Egusi Soup using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Egusi Soup
- Prepare 2 cup of Egusi blended.
- You need 2 of cksp palm oil.
- You need 2 of fresh tomatoes.
- Prepare 5 of fresh pepper.
- You need of cow leg.
- Prepare of kpomo.
- It's 1 tbsp of crayfish blended.
- Prepare to taste of salt.
- You need of spinach leaf sliced.
- It's 2 of knorr cube.
You can prepare egusi soup with goat, beef, fish, or shellfish! The Nigerian Egusi soup, prepared with melon seeds, is prepared by most tribes in Nigeria in many different ways. It is known as Miyan Gushi in Hausa, Ofe Egusi in Igbo and Efo Elegusi in Yoruba. Nigerian Egusi Soup (Caking Method) [Video] Egusi and Ogbono Soup Combo Fried Egusi Soup [Video] Ofe Achara with Akpuruakpu Egusi [Video] Egusi soup is unarguably the most popular Nigerian soup.
Egusi Soup instructions
- Wash cow leg and spiced then parboiled and cook once till it's tender set aside.
- Dice or blend tomatoes and pepper and set aside.
- Heat up medium pot and add palm oil, once its hot, add blended tomatoes and pepper paste and allow it fry for 4 to 5 minutes.
- Mix blended egusi with little water and turn it into a paste, pour into the pot and stir continuously for 5 to 8 minutes,.
- Add crayfish, salt and knorr cube then add cooked cow leg; stir everything together, cover pot and leave it on low heat for another 5 minutes,.
- Add dice spinach leaf stir and turn off heat almost immediately; and serve with any swallow of your choice.
In my few years as a food blogger and Nigerian food lover, I have learned that different recipes exist across different Nigerian ethnic groups. The Yorubas make efo elegusi while the Igbos make ofe egusi, all with similar ingredients but with slightly different approaches. Nigerian Egusi Soupis a soup thickened with ground melon seeds and contains leafy and other vegetables. It is one of the most popular soups prepared by most tribes in Nigeria with considerable variation and often eaten with dishes like Pounded Yams. Prepare it with goat, beef, fish, or shellfish!