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 11 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Egusi soup
- Prepare of Stock fish.
- Prepare of Dry fish.
- Prepare of Palmoil.
- It's of Egusi(blended).
- You need of Salt.
- It's cubes of Knorr.
- Prepare of Crayfish.
- You need of Pepper.
- Prepare of Ugu.
- It's of Onion.
- Prepare of Meat.
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
- Season and boil the stockfish and meat with onion,salt,knorr cubes when is almost done rinse the dry fish and add to it boil till everything is done..
- Dissolve egusi with normal water and pour inside the boiled meat/stockfish stir and pour in palmoil uncover and let ot boil for a longer time add more water then add crayfish,salt,knorr cubes and pepper after another 10minutes stir cut rinse,and pour in the ugu and enjoy your soup with any preferred swallow..
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.
