Recipe: Appetizing Egusi soup

Egusi soup. 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. Ground Egusi seeds give this soup a unique color and flavor.

Wash and chop the spinach, drain in a colander and set aside. It is one of the most popular soups prepared by many Nigerian tribes. The people eat it with dishes like Pounded Yam. You can have Egusi soup using 9 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Egusi soup

1. It's of Meat.
2. It's of Palmoil.
3. Prepare of Uziza seeds.
4. You need of Bitterleaves.
5. It's of Salt.
6. It's of Pepper.
7. Prepare of Grinded crayfish.
8. It's cubes of Maggi.
9. Prepare of Achi.

You can prepare egusi soup with goat, beef, fish, or shellfish! 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 Fried Egusi Soup [Video] Ofe Achara with Akpuruakpu Egusi [Video] Egusi soup is unarguably the most popular Nigerian soup.

Egusi soup instructions

1. Boil the meat season very well and put off when is soft.set aside.bleach palmoil fry grinded egusi stir when is fry so that it wont burn..
2. Pour in the boiled meat and stir,cover and boil very well.start adding the ingredients,pepper,crayfish,salt,maggicubes,grinded uziza,achi boil very well.wash and add the bitterleaves simmer small and sweet yummy egusi is set eat with any eba or fufu.

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. Nigerian Egusi Soupis a soup thickened with ground melon seeds and contains leafy and other vegetables. 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!