Recipe: Yummy Semo with Egusi soup

Semo with Egusi soup. I prepared this Semo-Wheat meal to go with Egusi soup. The ingredients for this soup include: granded Egusi seed with pepper and crayfish, washed bitter leave, stockfish, assorted goat meat, tin tomato, onion, palm oil for frying the Egusi, spices and finally Maggi and salt to taste. It's the month of August and I am showing you how to make some of Nigeria's most popular local soups on a budget.

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. Egusi soup is a popular West African soup. You can have Semo with Egusi soup using 10 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Semo with Egusi soup

1. It's of Tomatoes.
2. Prepare of Onions.
3. Prepare of Attaruhu.
4. You need of Egusi(Grinded).
5. It's of Palm oil.
6. You need of Cray fish(Grinded).
7. You need of Beef(cooked).
8. You need of Pomo(washed and cooked).
9. Prepare of Ugu leaf(washed and chopled).
10. You need of Seasonings.

Egusi soup is an exotic hearty food that will satisfy your taste buds. 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 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.

Semo with Egusi soup instructions

1. Blend/chop tomatoes, onions and attaruhu,add seasonings and fry with palm oil,add little water,add washed pomo,grind cray fish,cooked meat,and egusi,let it summer for few minutes u add the ugu leaf,when soft u off the fire and serve with semo..
2. Boil water in a pot,add semo paste(semo + cold water) and stir,allow to cook, add semo gradually and continue to stir until its thick enough, allow to summer then serve..

Find out how to cook egusi soup with this egusi soup recipe. Egusi soup is popular in Western Africa. The soup is thickened with ground melon, gourd, or squash seeds. Look for the seeds in African or International grocery stores. Pumpkin seeds, also known as pepitas, can be substituted and are available in Latin American grocery stores.