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 cook Egusi soup using 15 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Egusi soup
- You need of Egusi.
- You need leaf of Ugu.
- You need of Kpomo.
- You need of Dry fish.
- It's of Meat.
- Prepare of Tomatoes.
- You need of Pepper.
- It's of Scotch bonnet.
- Prepare of Onion.
- It's of Garlic.
- Prepare of Palm oil.
- It's of Veg oil.
- Prepare of Curry.
- It's of Thyme.
- You need of Seasoning.
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 step by step
- Wash and blend your tomatoes, pepper, Scotch bonnet, onion and garlic, pour them in pot and place the pot over heat, boil it for 15-20mnts, then add palm oil and veg oil and chop onion fry it for 3mnts,.
- Add curry, thyme, dry fish, kpomo, meat and seasoning continue frying it for 5-10mnts then add little water.
- Mix the egusi with little water to form a paste, start scooping it with a spoon and drop it inside the pot, cover it and allow to cook 10mnts.
- Add your ugu leaf star the soup well and allow to cook for 10mnts. Then serve it, I serve mine with tuwon shinkafa its yummmmy😋😋😋.
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.