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 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Egusi soup
- It's 1 cup of Egusi.
- Prepare of Ugu leafs.
- You need 1/2 cup of Crayfish.
- You need of Fried mackerel.
- Prepare to taste of Seasonings.
- It's 2 of cooking spoon Palm oil.
- It's of Salt.
- You need 3 of Red pepper, 5 scotch bonnet and 3 tomatoes.
- You need 3 of medium Onions.
- It's 3 cloves of Garlic.
- You need 1 of Nutmeg.
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
- Required ingredients.
- Grind ur Egusi and Crayfish together put in a clean bowl,slice onions and add water...mix to foam a paste.
- Place a pot on medium heat put palm oil add onions to it and your ground red pepper, scotch bonnet,tomatoes, onions, garlic and shallow fry then you put your Egusi paste,seasonnings,mix and cover to cook for 10 minutes.
- Add your chopped ugu leafs and little salt and cover to cook for 5minutes.
- Serve.
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.
