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Ground Egusi seeds give this soup a unique color and flavor. If you can't find Egusi seeds, you can substitute pumpkin seeds. Nigerian Egusi Soup is a soup thickened with ground melon seeds and contains leafy and other vegetables. You can cook Egusi Soup using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Egusi Soup
- It's 2 cup of Egusi blended.
- You need 2 of cksp palm oil.
- Prepare 2 of fresh tomatoes.
- Prepare 5 of fresh pepper.
- You need 1 tbsp of crayfish blended.
- Prepare to taste of salt.
- Prepare of ugu leaf sliced.
- It's 2 of knorr cube.
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 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. Wash and chop the spinach, drain in a colander and set aside.
Egusi Soup step by step
- Blend tomatoes and pepper and set aside.
- Heat up medium pot and add palm oil, once its hot, add blended tomatoes and pepper paste and allow it fry for 4 to 5 minutes.
- Mix blended egusi with little water and turn it into a paste, pour into the pot and stir continuously for 5 to 8 minutes,.
- Add crayfish, salt and knorr cube and stir everything together, cover pot and leave it on low heat for another 5 minutes,.
- Add dice ugu leaf stir and turn off heat almost immediately; and serve with any swallow of your choice. I used chicken from my pot of stew to enjoy this soup; the extra stew in the soup gave it a different original taste that I enjoyed.
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 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. The Yorubas make efo elegusi while the Igbos make ofe egusi, all with similar ingredients but with slightly different approaches. Egusi soup is an exotic hearty food that will satisfy your taste buds.
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