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 many Nigerian tribes.
The people eat it with dishes like Pounded Yam.
You can prepare egusi soup with goat, beef, fish, or shellfish!
You can have Egusi soup using 17 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Egusi soup
- You need of Blended egusi.
- You need of Goatmeat.
- Prepare of Stockfish.
- Prepare of Dryfish.
- It's of Smoked fish.
- You need of Kpomo.
- You need of Palmoil.
- It's of Onion.
- It's of Yellow pepper.
- You need of Redpepper.
- Prepare leaf of Uziza.
- You need of Ugu.
- Prepare of Crayfish.
- You need of Prawns.
- It's of Okpeyi.
- It's of Salt.
- You need of Seasoning.
The Nigerian Egusi soup, prepared with melon seeds, is prepared by most tribes in Nigeria in many different ways. It is known as Miyan Gushi in Hausa, Ofe Egusi in Igbo and Efo Elegusi in Yoruba. Nigerian Egusi Soup (Caking Method) [Video] Egusi and Ogbono Soup Combo Fried Egusi Soup [Video] Ofe Achara with Akpuruakpu Egusi [Video] 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 instructions
- Wash and debone fishes set aside boil all proteins involved,pound d peppers,crayfish n okpeyi together. Place a clean pot on heat add palmoil to heat up for a while den add chopped onion,make a very thick paste with d blended egusi and also add dem in the pot den keep stirring till the egusi frys well and looks golden brown and also stand on its own like dry garri..
- Then add ur meat stock and cover allow to boil for about 3-5min den add ur meat, fishes if still hard, prawns,kpomo etc allow to boil for 3min den add pounded pepper and uziza leaf taste and adjust seasoning den lastly add ur ugu and soup is ready..
The Yorubas make efo elegusi while the Igbos make ofe egusi, all with similar ingredients but with slightly different approaches. Nigerian Egusi Soupis a soup thickened with ground melon seeds and contains leafy and other vegetables. 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 Anyway, here's how to make frying method egusi soup: Egusi Soup Recipe (Frying method) Recipe by Fitnigerian.
