Easiest Way to Prepare Perfect Egusi soup

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Egusi soup. MAKE THE SOUP: In a large pot, heat the palm oil on medium for a minute and then add the Une. Slowly add the stock and set on low heat to simmer. Scoop teaspoon size balls of the egusi paste mixture into the stock.

Egusi soup 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. Egusi soup is unarguably the most popular Nigerian soup. You can have Egusi soup using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Egusi soup

  1. You need 1/2 cup of red oil (man ja).
  2. You need 2 tablespoons of ground onions.
  3. You need 3 of scotch bonnet (grind).
  4. You need 1 cup of egusi.
  5. Prepare 2 cups of water.
  6. It's 1 cup of cooked pomo, goat meat, gizzard.
  7. You need 1/3 cup of stock fish.
  8. It's 1/3 cup of smoked fish.
  9. It's 6 of maggi seasoning.
  10. Prepare 2 cups of diced ugu leaves.

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. Egusi soup is an exotic hearty food that will satisfy your taste buds. It is a staple in most West African home and it is an uncomplicated one pot meal that is often accompanied with swallows like Eba, Amala, Semovita, Pounded yam, Fufu, and the likes.

Egusi soup instructions

  1. In a pot add red oil, add in pepper and onions. Saute for 5 minutes.
  2. Add in egusi. Mix it well. Add in water and let it cook for 10 minutes.
  3. After 10 minutes. Add in cooked beef, pomo, gizzard. And stock fish and dry fish.
  4. Add in maggi and mix well. Add in ugu leaves and mix well.
  5. Let it cook for 5 to 8 minutes and its done.

Some hardcore like I am will even serve over Rice. Egusi soup is one of the most elaborate dishes in Nigeria and other parts of West Africa. It is named after the key ingredient, egusi, ground melon seeds. Egusi comes from indigenous West African melon, pumpkin or bitter gourd. The main components of egusi soup are red palm fruit oil, green leafy vegetables, onions, chili peppers and ground egusi.