Recipe: Perfect 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 cook Egusi soup using 17 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Egusi soup

1. You need 4 of tattashe(tattase)roughly blended.
2. You need 10 of scotch bonnet roughly blended.
3. It's 4 of small stock fish(soaked nd peeled).
4. It's 12 pieces of goat meat(cooked).
5. You need 1 cup of the Meat stock.
6. Prepare leaf of N50 ugu.
7. Prepare of N300 egusi.
8. You need 1 of big onion(roughly blended).
9. Prepare 1 of fresh ginger greated.
10. You need of Fresh mint leaf(chopped).
11. Prepare 1 of thyme(sachet).
12. It's 2 of onga(stew & classic).
13. Prepare 5 of seasoning cubes.
14. You need 1 of pich salt(optional).
15. It's 1 of tspn Curry.
16. It's 1 of tspn garam masala.
17. Prepare 1 cup of palmoil.

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. Here are the ingredients need to make this soup.
2. Start by adding ur palmoil in a Pot,allow to get a little hot then add ur meats,shallow fry them and then add ur pepper mix nd onion,.
3. Stir it in all together then add ur egusi nd stir,cover with a lid and allow it to fry on low heat for 5 mins,by frequent checking nd stirring.
4. Here it is after 5 mins,the egusi will start to be like tiny scrambled egg when fried proparly,then add ur stock fish.
5. Followed by ginger nd mint leaf,stir it in alltogether.
6. Then add ur meat stock and all the seasnonings nd spices,stir it in and fry on low heat for good 10mins by frequent stiring to avoid sticking.
7. Add ur ugu leaf nd stir it in,cover the pot and let it simmer for good 2 mins turn off heat nd your scrumptious,yummy,tasty amazing egusi soup is ready,serve with anything of ur choice💕🤗.
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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.