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 have Egusi soup using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Egusi soup

It's of goat meat.
You need of chicken.
It's of egusi.
It's of small washed bitterleaf.
You need of crayfish.
Prepare of salt.
Prepare cubes of knorr.
It's of fresh pepper.
Prepare of fresh tomatoes.
Prepare of onions.
You need of palm oil.

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

So i seasoned the meat and boiled until cooked.
Then sieved the stock and added to a pot.
I blended the egusi and fresh pepper with tomatoes and crayfish.
Then poured into the meat stock and started boiling.
When it had boiled for a while i added palm oil and cooked until the egusi is well cooked then i added the washed bitterleaf and the cooked meat.
Taste for seasoning and added more then let boil a while and ready to enjoy with any swallow of choice.

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.