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 cook Egusi soup using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Egusi soup

You need 1 cup of egusi grounded.
It's 1 bunch of ugwu leaf sliced.
You need 1 kg of goat meat.
Prepare 1 cup of stock fish.
It's 1 cup of chopped kpomo.
You need 1/4 of palm oil.
It's 2 tablespoon of crayfish.
You need 3 of knorr cube.
Prepare 5 of scotch bonnet pepper grinded.
It's 1 of onion bulb grinded.
It's to taste of salt.

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 goat meat,stock fish, kpomo with salt then put in a clean pot, then add knorr cube,salt with little water place on fire boil for 20 min..
Then add pepper,crayfish,onions then allow for 5min.
Add palm oil for 3min, then pour little water in the grinded egusi stir then pour in the pot.
Allow to boil for 4min then add ugwu leaf immediately turn off heat..

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.