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 have Egusi soup using 15 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Egusi soup
- It's of Egusi.
- You need of Palm oil.
- It's leaf of Water.
- It's leaf of Ugu.
- You need of Vegetable oil.
- Prepare of Pomo.
- Prepare of Meat.
- Prepare of Dry fish.
- You need of Stock fish.
- Prepare of Peppe.
- It's of Onions.
- Prepare of Attarugu.
- Prepare of Garlic.
- It's of Ginger.
- It's cubes 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
- Sock dry fish with boiled water and salt, chopped attarugu onions and pappe. Wash ugu leaf and water leaf set aside..
- Wash and cook meat and pomi for some minute, wash socked dry fish and set a side cut pomo and set set aside with fish.
- Set pot on the fire add vegetable oil and fry the meat set a side add palm oil and chopped ingredients stir till change in colour and smail add meat water, add ugu leaf cover for 5 minutes add water leaf add egusi add pomo and fish add seasoning cubes add ginger and garlic to taste cover for another 5 minutes then serve. Enjoy with tuwo or pounded yam..
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.
