Egusi soup
Egusi soup

Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, egusi soup. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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.

Egusi soup is one of the most well liked of recent viral foods on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Egusi soup is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook egusi soup using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Egusi soup:
  1. Get 5 habanero pepper
  2. Take 3 red bell pepper
  3. Make ready Palm oil
  4. Prepare Grounded egusi
  5. Prepare Seasoning
  6. Make ready leaves Ugu
  7. Prepare Chicken/beef stock
  8. Make ready Cray fish
  9. Get Onion

Nigerian Egusi Soup is a soup thickened with ground melon seeds and contains leafy and other vegetables. Find out how to cook egusi soup with this egusi soup recipe. Ground Egusi seeds give this soup a unique color and flavor. If you can't find Egusi seeds, you can substitute pumpkin seeds.

Steps to make Egusi soup:
  1. Blend your habanero and ball pepper then pour it to a pot and let the water evaporate
  2. Add palm oil and fry for two minutes then add the onion and continue frying for about three minutes
  3. Make a paste with your grounded Egusi and add it to your fried pepper and onion using a spoon
  4. Fry it for about three minutes
  5. Add cray fish, meat or chicken, the stock and season it to taste
  6. Add the ugu leaves, cover the pot and let it cook for a minute
  7. Stir and serve with swallow of your choice

Any combination of crab, shrimp and smoked fish can be used in place of. Egusi soup, also called melon soup is an absolute delightful delicacy enjoyed all over West Africa. Egusi soup or melon soup is made from the dry seeds of the melon plant closely related to squash. Quick, easy and healthier Egusi soup, made with lots of spinach. Egusi soup is a culinary soup prepared with egusi seeds as a primary ingredient.

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