Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, egusi soup. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a 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 popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. Egusi Soup is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook egusi soup using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Egusi Soup:
- Take 2 cup Egusi blended
- Get 2 cksp palm oil
- Make ready 2 fresh tomatoes
- Prepare 5 fresh pepper
- Take cow leg
- Make ready kpomo
- Prepare 1 tbsp crayfish blended
- Prepare to taste salt
- Take spinach leaf sliced
- Make ready 2 knorr cube
The Nigerian Egusi soup, prepared with melon seeds, is prepared by most tribes in Nigeria in many different ways. It is known as Miyan Gushi in Hausa, Ofe Egusi in Igbo and Efo Elegusi in Yoruba. Nigerian Egusi Soup (Caking Method) [Video] What is egusi soup? Egusi soup is one of the most elaborate dishes in Nigeria and other parts of West Africa.
Instructions to make Egusi Soup:
- Wash cow leg and spiced then parboiled and cook once till it's tender set aside
- Dice or blend tomatoes and pepper and set aside
- Heat up medium pot and add palm oil, once its hot, add blended tomatoes and pepper paste and allow it fry for 4 to 5 minutes
- Mix blended egusi with little water and turn it into a paste, pour into the pot and stir continuously for 5 to 8 minutes,
- Add crayfish, salt and knorr cube then add cooked cow leg; stir everything together, cover pot and leave it on low heat for another 5 minutes,
- Add dice spinach leaf stir and turn off heat almost immediately; and serve with any swallow of your choice
It is named after the key ingredient, egusi, ground melon seeds. 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.
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