Recipe: Appetizing Egusi soup

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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.

It is known as Miyan Gushi in Hausa, Ofe Egusi in Igbo and Efo Elegusi in Yoruba.

Nigerian Egusi Soup (Caking Method) [Video] Egusi is a West African name for the seeds of plants like squash, melons, and gourds that, when dried and ground become a staple ingredient in many West African dishes.

Particularly, in Nigerian culture, egusi is a popular with pounded yam.

You can cook Egusi soup using 17 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Egusi soup

1. Prepare 4 of tattashe(tattase)roughly blended.

2. It’s 10 of scotch bonnet roughly blended.

3. You need 4 of small stock fish(soaked nd peeled).

4. It’s 12 pieces of goat meat(cooked).

5. Prepare 1 cup of the Meat stock.

6. You need leaf of N50 ugu.

7. It’s of N300 egusi.

8. You need 1 of big onion(roughly blended).

9. Prepare 1 of fresh ginger greated.

10. You need of Fresh mint leaf(chopped).

11. You need 1 of thyme(sachet).

12. You need 2 of onga(stew & classic).

13. It’s 5 of seasoning cubes.

14. Prepare 1 of pich salt(optional).

15. Prepare 1 of tspn Curry.

16. You need 1 of tspn garam masala.

17. You need 1 cup of palmoil.

These seeds are rich in fat and protein, and add these essential nutrients into West African Cuisine.

Nigerian Egusi Soup is a soup thickened with ground.

Furthermore, egusi soup is popular in Nigeria and it is best eaten with morsels or "swallow" as it's popularly called.

Egusi soup and pounded are top of the list.

Egusi soup instructions

1. Here are the ingredients need to make this soup.

2. Start by adding ur palmoil in a Pot,allow to get a little hot then add ur meats,shallow fry them and then add ur pepper mix nd onion,.

3. Stir it in all together then add ur egusi nd stir,cover with a lid and allow it to fry on low heat for 5 mins,by frequent checking nd stirring.

4. Here it is after 5 mins,the egusi will start to be like tiny scrambled egg when fried proparly,then add ur stock fish.

5. Followed by ginger nd mint leaf,stir it in alltogether.

6. Then add ur meat stock and all the seasnonings nd spices,stir it in and fry on low heat for good 10mins by frequent stiring to avoid sticking.

7. Add ur ugu leaf nd stir it in,cover the pot and let it simmer for good 2 mins turn off heat nd your scrumptious,yummy,tasty amazing egusi soup is ready,serve with anything of ur choice💕🤗.

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Perfect food marriage the universe has ever brought together.

We have other types of soups too (you can check it out here).

Egusi soup is very easy to make in varied preferences.

Egusi soup is one of the most elaborate dishes in Nigeria and other parts of West Africa.

It is named after the key ingredient, egusi, ground melon seeds.