Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, egusi soup. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look 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 well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Egusi soup is something that I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have egusi soup using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Egusi soup:
- Take Egusi (grinded with crayfish)
- Prepare Palm oil
- Take Kpomo(boiled)
- Take Offals(boiled)
- Make ready Kayan miya
- Get Maggi Star /naija pot
- Get Egusi soup Spice
- Prepare leaf Ogu
- Prepare Dry fish
It is known as Miyan Gushi in Hausa, Ofe Egusi in Igbo and Efo Elegusi in Yoruba. Nigerian Egusi Soup (Caking Method) [Video] Egusi and Ogbono Soup Combo 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. How to cook egusi soup in simple steps Add ground melon to a bowl, add about a cup of water and mix to form a paste then set aside.
Steps to make Egusi soup:
- Wash the tomatoes, onions, tattashe and red bonnet grind boil it and put it aside
- In another pot put oil and add the grinded mixture of tattashe, attaruhu etc
- Fry it for some minutes, add the meat and meat stock add the spice and Maggi add little salt
- Mix egusi with little water and add, close the pot and allow it to cook through for at least 30 minutes
- Wash the dry fish and keep aside, wash the ogu leave drain in a colander
- Add the fish and ogu and allow it to cooked for at least 10minutes
- Now ur egusi soup is ready to be served with semo or pounded yam
Wash and chop the spinach, drain in a colander and set aside. Ground egusi (or pumpkin seeds) is the main ingredient. Other ingredients include red palm oil, African crayfish, meats and fish, seasoning, hot pepper and some form of leafy greens. Egusi soup is an exotic hearty food that will satisfy your taste buds. It is a staple in most West African home and it is an uncomplicated one pot meal that is often accompanied with swallows like Eba, Amala, Semovita, Pounded yam, Fufu, and the likes.
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