Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, egusi soup (melon). One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Egusi soup (melon) is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Egusi soup (melon) is something which I have loved my entire life.
Egusi soup, also called melon soup is an absolute delightful delicacy enjoyed all over West Africa. Egusi soup or melon soup is made from the dry seeds of the melon plant closely related to squash. Melon mixed with vegetable popularly known as efo elegusi/ osiki.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have egusi soup (melon) using 6 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Egusi soup (melon):
- Make ready 3 cups egusi
- Prepare Protein of choice
- Make ready Smoked fish, crayfish, stock fish
- Make ready Onions,pepper, seasoning cubes, salt
- Make ready Vegetables (uziza and ugu leaves)
- Prepare Palm oil
In my few years as a food blogger and Like I stated on the introductory page; Egusi (melon) soup is the most popular of all Nigerian soup. Egusi soup is a popular West African soup. 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.
Instructions to make Egusi soup (melon):
- Wash and boil the meat with Onion,salt and seasoning
- Blend egusi with moderate water to make a paste
- When meat is almost done add already washed stock fish and cook for 10mins
- Add Palm oil, blended pepper, crayfish and smoked fish to the mix and boil for another 10mins
- Add egusi paste,stir very well and allow to cook for 15mins stirring occasionally to avoid burning
- Add vegetables,check for salt and turn off heat
Egusi Soup is a rich and savory West African soup made with ground melon seeds and eaten with fufu dishes. It makes a wonderful and satisfying low carb dinner! Egusi Soup is a Nigerian classic enjoyed in various forms across the country. Find out how to cook egusi soup with this egusi soup recipe. Melon soup which is also known as egusi soup is a popular recipe especially in the Western part of Africa.
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