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 cook Egusi soup using 9 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Egusi soup
- Prepare 1 of big dry fish.
- Prepare 2 cups of Egusi.
- Prepare 1 cup of Palmoil.
- Prepare of Salt.
- You need 1/2 cup of Crayfish.
- You need 5 of Red pepper.
- You need 1/2 kg of Cow meat.
- Prepare 1 of Onion.
- You need 2 cubes of Royco.
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 step by step
- Blend the egusi,boil the cow meat to be tender with onion,royco cubes and salt.pour in water and redoil after 15minutes pour in the egusi and stir then boil leaving the pot uncovered..
- Stir very well and continue boiling for about 10minutes add crayfish,royco cubes,salt,red pepper and dry fish (remove the bones and rinse).
- Wash and slice the vegetable and pour inside the soup.simmer for 2minutes..
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.
