Egusi soup. Fill Your Cart With Color today! 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.
How to cook egusi soup in simple steps Add ground melon to a bowl, add about a cup of water and mix to form a paste then set aside. 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. You can have Egusi soup using 15 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Egusi soup
- It's of Egusi.
- You need leaf of Ugu.
- It's of Kpomo.
- You need of Dry fish.
- It's of Meat.
- It's of Tomatoes.
- It's of Pepper.
- Prepare of Scotch bonnet.
- It's of Onion.
- Prepare of Garlic.
- You need of Palm oil.
- You need of Veg oil.
- It's of Curry.
- It's of Thyme.
- It's of Seasoning.
The people eat it with dishes like Pounded Yam. 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.
Egusi soup step by step
- Wash and blend your tomatoes, pepper, Scotch bonnet, onion and garlic, pour them in pot and place the pot over heat, boil it for 15-20mnts, then add palm oil and veg oil and chop onion fry it for 3mnts,.
- Add curry, thyme, dry fish, kpomo, meat and seasoning continue frying it for 5-10mnts then add little water.
- Mix the egusi with little water to form a paste, start scooping it with a spoon and drop it inside the pot, cover it and allow to cook 10mnts.
- Add your ugu leaf star the soup well and allow to cook for 10mnts. Then serve it, I serve mine with tuwon shinkafa its yummmmy😋😋😋.
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. 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.