How to Cook Delicious Egusi with Dried Water leaves Soup

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Egusi with Dried Water leaves Soup. Great recipe for Egusi with Dried Water leaves Soup. Am not particularly in love with Egwusi soup ( I have my special Preference) but Egwusi with Dried Water leaf soup holds a special spot in my heart because my Dad taught me how to make it. The aroma, taste and texture is simply beyond.

Egusi with Dried Water leaves Soup It is simple, it's fast, it tastes delicious. Egusi with Dried Water leaves Soup is something that I've loved my whole life. Egusi Soup can be prepared in different ways in various tribes. You can have Egusi with Dried Water leaves Soup using 15 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Egusi with Dried Water leaves Soup

  1. It's of Assorted Beef.
  2. It's of Stockfish.
  3. It's 2 of Dried Fish.
  4. You need of cow skin aka ponmo.
  5. It's 2 of milk cups of Egwusi ground smoothly.
  6. You need 2 of Cooking spoon full of Palm oil.
  7. It's 2 handful of water leaf. picked washed and finely chopped.
  8. You need 1 of Cooking spoonful of grinded crayfish.
  9. You need of Periwinkles.
  10. It's of Dried Shrimps.
  11. You need of onions finely chopped.
  12. It's of fresh yellow pepper pounded or grind.
  13. You need 1 tsp of black pepper.
  14. It's of Stock cubes (optional).
  15. Prepare to taste of salt.

Different flavours can be achieved by adding some interesting elements, like Uzuza, Fluted Pumpkin, Water leaf, Afang or bitter leaf. The best ways to prepare Egusi Soup would be with bitter or Water leaves as the soup tastes best with these ingredients. Nigerian Egusi Soup is made thick using ground melon seeds and leafy vegetables. It is one of the most popular soups prepared by many Nigerian tribes.

Egusi with Dried Water leaves Soup instructions

  1. Washed the meat with pomo and season with onion, garlic, salt, pepper, a bit of ginger and cook till tender..
  2. Add stockfish and allow to cook till tender too... Add about a jug of water and allow to boil.
  3. Put the already grinded Eguwsi in a small mortal, add salt, onion and fresh pepper and pound till it starts to lump together and brings out oil.
  4. When the meat and stock fish boils, add the lumpy egwusi. with the two spoonfull of palm oil and allow to cook for about 10 mins before you stir the content...
  5. After that throw in the washed Dried fish, periwinkles and Dried shrimps and stir cook for another 10mins. (You always need to allow the Egwusi cook properly).
  6. By now, the soup is becoming thick, add your crayfish, pepper and taste for salt..
  7. Lastly add the finely chopped dried water leaves and give a good stir and 1 tsp of black pepper. (it gives the soup a unique flavour and taste) Allow to cook for some minutes and that"s it...Egwusi with Dried water leaves is ready to eat.....
  8. It goes well with Pounded Yam, Wheat, Semo or Samvita..

The people eat it with dishes like Pounded Yam. You can prepare egusi soup with goat, beef, fish, or shellfish! Egusi soup with dry bitter leaf Nonny Ajah,Lagos,Nigeria. Cut, and wash the meat with salt. boil the meat with salt,Maggi and onion.. Egusi Soup is a Nigerian Soup which is made with melon seeds and enriched with spices and vegetables.