How to Make Yummy Egusi Soup

Egusi Soup. Egusi soup is unarguably the most popular Nigerian soup. In my few years as a food blogger and Nigerian food lover, I have learned that different recipes exist across different Nigerian ethnic groups. Egusi soup is an exotic hearty food that will satisfy your taste buds.

Ground Egusi seeds give this soup a unique color and flavor. If you can't find Egusi seeds, you can substitute pumpkin seeds. Any combination of crab, shrimp and smoked fish can be used in place of. You can have Egusi Soup using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Egusi Soup

1. Prepare 2 cup of egusi blended.
2. You need of fresh ugu leaf dice.
3. Prepare 1 of cksp red oil.
4. It's 1 head of Stock fish.
5. Prepare 10 pieces of goat meat.
6. You need 10 of red fresh pepper.
7. Prepare 1 of small onion.
8. Prepare 3 tablespoon of crayfish.
9. It's to taste of salt.
10. You need 4 cubes of knorr cubes.

Egusi Soup is a finger-licking good Nigerian soup made with a white variety of pumpkin seeds. It is spicy, nutty with exotic African flavors! See the video below on how to make Egusi Soup. Nigerian Egusi Soup is a soup thickened with ground melon seeds and contains leafy and other vegetables.

Egusi Soup step by step

1. Steam goat meat and spice with little salt, knorr cube and pepper while steaming add your stock fish after washing it with hot water and allow it parboil till goat meat is tender and set aside.
2. In a different pot, heat up palm oil, add onions, pepper, and (dissolve your already blended egusi in water) add blended egusi and stir allow it fry for about 5 minutes then add remaining knorr cube and salt if necessary.
3. Add the goat meat stock and goat meat and allow it simmer for 10minutes finally stir in uGu leaf vegetables and turn off heat after 2minutes.
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Find out how to cook egusi soup with this egusi soup recipe. Egusi Soup is a rich and savory West African soup made with ground melon seeds (egusi seeds) and eaten with fufu dishes. Egusi Soup - Nigerian Melon Seed Stew. Quick, easy and healthier Egusi soup, made with lots of spinach. Egusi, or melon seeds, is a staple ingredient in many West African dishes and makes a great thickening base for soups and stews.