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.
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 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.
You can cook Egusi soup using 12 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Egusi soup
- You need of Egusi (melon seed).
- It's of Palmoil.
- It's cubes of Seasoning.
- It's of Beef.
- Prepare of Stock fish.
- You need of Dried fish.
- It's to taste of Salt.
- You need leaves of Ugu.
- It's of Tomatoes.
- Prepare of Scotch bonnet.
- Prepare of Red bell pepper.
- Prepare of Crayfish.
Wash and chop the spinach, drain in a colander and set aside. Ground egusi (or pumpkin seeds) is the main ingredient. Other ingredients include red palm oil, African crayfish, meats and fish, seasoning, hot pepper and some form of leafy greens. Nigerian Egusi Soup is made thick using ground melon seeds and leafy vegetables.
Egusi soup instructions
- Wash your meat,ponmo add onions,salt,Maggi and allow to cook till soft then add your dried clean fish.
- Grind the tomatoes,pepper,onions to paste,in a pan heat the palm oil are onions,till little brown and add the tomatoes paste,seasoning,salt to taste,seasoning and your melon seeds,stir to fried and add 1/4 cup water. Allow to boil then add your beef,ponmo,dried fish.cook for another 10mins.
- Add ugu leaves,and leave it to steam for 5mins.off the stove and serve with your favourite swallow..
It is one of the most popular soups prepared by many Nigerian tribes. The people eat it with dishes like Pounded Yam. You can prepare egusi soup with goat, beef, fish, or shellfish! 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.
