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 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Egusi soup
- You need of egusi.
- Prepare of crayfish.
- It's of salt.
- You need of Pumpkin and small bitterleaf.
- Prepare of palm oil.
- Prepare of boiled meat and pomo.
- Prepare of meatstock.
- You need of dry fish.
- It's of fresh pepper.
- It's cubes of seasoning.
- You need of onions.
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
- Add palm oil to heat on the fire. Blend the egusi and onions with fresh pepper together pour it into the palm oil and start stirring to fry the egusi on low heat.
- Then add the dry fish and meat/pomo with stock. Season with the other ingredient and add more water.
- Cover to cook very well then add the washed bitterleaf and pumpkin leaf. After adding ugu leaf let it cook for 2 minutes.
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.