Egusi Soup. It is a great soup for those who like to try something different every once in a while. Ground Egusi seeds give this soup a unique color and flavor. If you can't find Egusi seeds, you can substitute pumpkin seeds.
It is one of the most popular soups prepared by most tribes in Nigeria with considerable variation and often eaten with dishes like Pounded Yams.
Prepare it with goat, beef, fish, or shellfish!
Nigerian Egusi Soup Recipes Nigerian Egusi Soup The Nigerian Egusi soup, prepared with melon seeds, is prepared by most tribes in Nigeria in many different ways.
You can cook Egusi Soup using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Egusi Soup
- Prepare of Meats of choice.
- It's of Stockfish.
- You need of Dried fish.
- You need of Crayfish.
- Prepare of Egusi.
- You need of Fresh pepper (ground & parboiled) then fried in Palm oil.
- Prepare of Palm oil.
- You need of Crayfish.
- It's of Onion.
- You need cube of Seasoning.
- Prepare to taste of Salt.
- It's of Ugu or Bitterleaf or Uziza leaf (depending on veg of choice).
It is known as Miyan Gushi in Hausa, Ofe Egusi in Igbo and Efo Elegusi in Yoruba. Nigerian Egusi Soup (Caking Method) [Video] 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. Some hardcore like I am will even serve over Rice.
Egusi Soup instructions
- Boil the meats, stockfish and dried fish together with 2 knorr beef seasoning cubes, onions and salt to taste. Get a rich stock and set aside..
- Place a clean, dry pot on fire and allow to heat up. Add two cooking spoons of palm oil and allow to heat up..
- Mix the egusi with water and get a runny paste. The thickness of thick yoghurt is what you should aim to achieve. Not too thick, not too runny..
- Pour the egusi paste into the hot oil on fire and that's where the work begins. Start to stir. You must keep stirring so it doesn't burn. Fry it till all the water you added to the egusi is gone. You should aim to achieve a grainy texture like sand..
- At this time, add your parboiled fried pepper and continue frying with the egusi for about 3-5mins..
- Add the meats and stock into the frying mixture on fire, add your blended crayfish and stir. Correct seasoning if necessary..
- Add your vegetables at this point and allow to heat up for a few secs. Stir together and turn off cooker..
- Your egusi soup is ready to be eaten with any swallow of your choice..
Egusi Soup is a soup made with a white kind of pumpkin seeds (obtainable from African stores or Amazon.com). 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. In my few years as a food blogger and Nigerian food lover, I have learned that different recipes exist across different Nigerian ethnic groups.