Egusi soup. Fill Your Cart With Color today! This soup is native to West Africa (Nigeria) and many of my American as well as Nigerian friends have enjoyed it. It is a great soup for those who like to try something different every once in a while.
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 How to cook egusi soup in simple steps Add ground melon to a bowl, add about a cup of water and mix to form a paste then set aside.
You can have Egusi soup using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Egusi soup
- You need of Egusi.
- It's of Ugu leave.
- You need of Fried fish.
- Prepare of Tomatoes.
- You need of Garlic.
- You need of Pantries.
- It's of Palm oil.
- You need to taste of Seasonings.
- It's of Water.
- You need of Red Pepper and onions.
Wash and chop the spinach, drain in a colander and set aside. Ground egusi (or pumpkin seeds) is the main ingredient. Other ingredients include red palm oil, African crayfish, meats and fish, seasoning, hot pepper and some form of leafy greens. Nigerian Egusi Soup is made thick using ground melon seeds and leafy vegetables.
Egusi soup step by step
- Grind garlic,red pepper, tomatoes and onions put in a pot add ur required Palm oil and stir fry den u add ur seasonings.cut ur ugu leaves wash and set side.
- Put ur already grinded egusi nd crayfish in a clean bowl slice onions to it and add water to form a paste.
- Put ur egusi paste to the cooking pot reduce the heat to low add in ur fried fish stir and cover for some minutes.
- Wen the egusi is well cooked add the ugu leaves and stir add ur Curry powder and salt stir and cover to cook for 5minutes.
- Serve.
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! 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.
