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 8 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Egusi soup
- Prepare of Egusi.
- You need of Cow tail.
- It's of Salt.
- Prepare of Crayfish.
- You need of Pepper.
- It's of Ugu.
- You need of Palmoil.
- It's cubes of Maggi.
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
- Boil cowtail to be tender.add more water and palmoil to boil..
- Set a dry pot on fire pour in palmoil to bleach then blend and pour in egusi to fry.stir as is frying to avoid burning then pour in the boiled cow leg.stir and let it boil for 8-10mins..
- Add crayfish,pepper,maggi cubes,salt after few more minutes add the sliced ugu leaves stir and enjoy..
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.
