Recipe: Yummy 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 11 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Egusi soup

  1. Prepare 1 cup of Egusi powder.

  2. Prepare of Pepper.

  3. Prepare of Red bell pepper.

  4. It’s of Onions.

  5. Prepare of Curry.

  6. It’s of Maggi.

  7. It’s of crayfish.

  8. Prepare of Stock fish.

  9. You need of Beef.

  10. Prepare of Palm oil.

  11. Prepare of Ugu.

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 step by step

  1. In a pot add your washed beef, stock fish and cook with 1 maggi.

  2. In a pan fry your Heidi in a hot palm oil.

  3. In a different pot fry onion, red bell pepper and pepper.

  4. Add the cooked beef and stock fish.

  5. Add little water and than add the egusi.

  6. Add crayfish, Maggi, Curry.

  7. Add ugu leaf and cook a little.

  8. Its done and eat.

  9. Enjoy with semo,eba,or yam.

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.