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 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Egusi soup
- You need 4 cups of grounded melon.
- Prepare of Kpanla fish and kpomo(Fresh Stockfish).
- Prepare 1 sachet of Onga classic seasoning powder.
- Prepare of I big Native seasoning(Ogiri Okpeyi).
- It's 100 g of washed Bitter leaf.
- Prepare 5 of large Red fresh pepper.
- It's 1 cup of Crayfish.
- Prepare 1 of Seasoning cube(knorr).
- You need of Salt.
- Prepare 1 of large bulb Onions.
- You need 1 of milk cup Red oil.
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 instructions
- Wash kpanla and kpomo and place in a clean pot. Add seasoning cube, Sliced Onions and salt,add one and half cup of water and cook for 5minutes.
- Add Red oil to the fish and cook for 2minutes.
- Grind fresh pepper together with native seasoning, onions and crayfish. Add the mixture to the fish and stir.
- Add the Onga seasoning powder, stir. Cook for 5minutes.
- Add grounded melon to the soup without stirring and leave for 3minutes. Then stir to make melon seed visible and cook for another 3minutes.
- Add already washed and cut bitter leaf to the soup and stir. Cook for 3minutes and bring down..
- Serve with pounded yam or garri..
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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.