Recipe: Perfect Egusi soup

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 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Egusi soup

1. Prepare of Melon seed grinded (egusi).
2. You need of Red oil.
3. Prepare of Pepe,onions,tomatoes.
4. It's of Locust beans(daddawa).
5. Prepare of Cray fish.
6. You need leaves of Ugu.
7. It's of Meat.
8. It's of Maggi.
9. You need of Salt.
10. It's of Spices.

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

1. Cook meat till done keep aside.
2. Mix the grounded melon seed with water into a paste.
3. Heat the red oil on medium heat add the melon paste and fry till crumbly.
4. Add peper mix cray fish,spices,salt,maggi,locust beans and spices to taste.
5. Then add the ugu leaves and simmer for like 3mins.
6. Serve with semo, tuwon shinkafa and pounded yam.

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.