Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, egusi soup. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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.
Egusi soup is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Egusi soup is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook egusi soup using 10 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Egusi soup:
- Get Ugu
- Make ready Egusi
- Get Salt
- Make ready Red oil
- Get cubes Seasoning
- Prepare Uziza seeds
- Take Crayfish
- Take Pepper
- Take Meat
- Take Stockfish(apama)
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. 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.
Instructions to make Egusi soup:
- Boil the meat and stockfish,when is done add more water and redoil as is boiling blend the egusi and pour in boil untill the egusi stop tasting raw.
- Mix in crayfish,pepper,uziza seeds(grinded)seasoning cubes and salt boil for a long time and wash and cut the ugu leaves and pour in stir so well and off the heat.
Egusi comes from indigenous West African melon, pumpkin or bitter gourd. The main components of egusi soup are red palm fruit oil, green leafy vegetables, onions, chili peppers and ground egusi. 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. Perfect food marriage the universe has ever brought together.
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