Egusi soup. Egusi soup is unarguably the most popular Nigerian soup. In my few years as a food blogger and Nigerian food lover, I have learned that different recipes exist across different Nigerian ethnic groups. Egusi soup is an exotic hearty food that will satisfy your taste buds.
Ground Egusi seeds give this soup a unique color and flavor.
If you can't find Egusi seeds, you can substitute pumpkin seeds.
Any combination of crab, shrimp and smoked fish can be used in place of.
You can have Egusi soup using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Egusi soup
- Prepare of Fresh meat.
- Prepare of Smoked fish.
- Prepare of Poma.
- It's of Palm oil.
- You need of Diced onion,Diced tomatoes,Diced pepper.
- You need of Spinach or collard greens.
- It's of Salt, cayenne pepper.
- Prepare of Seasoning.
- You need of Ground egusi.
Egusi Soup is a finger-licking good Nigerian soup made with a white variety of pumpkin seeds. It is spicy, nutty with exotic African flavors! See the video below on how to make Egusi Soup. Nigerian Egusi Soup is a soup thickened with ground melon seeds and contains leafy and other vegetables.
Egusi soup instructions
- Use a pot to heat d palm oil.
- Clean d stock fish and boil in another pot with onions till soft..
- Add d meat to it and allowed to boil for 30mint.
- Then add d onions,pepper,seasoning,grinded melon, and crayfish to d heated oil and allow steaming for 1mint.
- Pour in d cooked ingredients into d fried ones and allowed to boil for 10mint.
- Add pumpkin leave (ugu) and salt to taste and allow to simmer for 5mints.
Find out how to cook egusi soup with this egusi soup recipe. Egusi Soup is a rich and savory West African soup made with ground melon seeds (egusi seeds) and eaten with fufu dishes. Egusi Soup - Nigerian Melon Seed Stew. Quick, easy and healthier Egusi soup, made with lots of spinach. Egusi, or melon seeds, is a staple ingredient in many West African dishes and makes a great thickening base for soups and stews.
