Egusi Soup; Nigerian Royal Feast Any Time

Delicious Nigerian Egusi Soup

Welcome to cookwithtriibes this week, where we learn on how to make  the World Egusi Soup.

Egusi soup is one of the most popular soups in Nigeria and can be prepared and enjoyed by all tribes. Egusi  is made of fat and protein- rich seed of certain  cucurbitaceous plants (squash, melon, gourd), which are usually dried and grinded used as a major ingredient in this West African cuisine. Egusi soup can be enjoyed with different sides like pounded yam, eba (garri), fufu, semo, amala,  and rice.

Egusi Soup is acceptable among the tribes and used in various occasions , the taste of Egusi soup cut across ethnic groups in Nigeria as it is prepared in different methods. The key ingredient is mainly EGUSI. t

Egusi Soup is prepared  with melon seed and eaten  by most tribe in Nigeria. In Yoruba it is known as" Efo Elegusi" Igbo it is known as "Ofe Egusi , Hausa it is known as "Miyan Gushi. In Ijebu apart of Yoruba there is an especially  Egusi called Egusi Ijebu. There are many ways to make Egusi soup ,first thing is getting the right ingredients  and starting with the most important thing Egusi Seed.

LIST OF INGREDIENTS OF EGUSI SOUP

• Egusi (Melon) seed: These are grounded melon seeds that gives the soup its unique  flavour  and thickness .
• Meat/fish/seafood:  Common options incudes beef, goat meat , ponmo(cow skin) stock fish,  smoked  fish , shrimp 🍤  and snails  and any preferred protein .
• Palm oil
• Vegetables:There are different leaf that can be used to contribute to the nutrient to the soup such as bitter leaf(ewuro) , Ugu leaves  (pumpkin leaves ), spinach .
• Meat stock 
• Spices and Seasonings : These incudes salt, seasoning cube, pepper ,garlic, ginger, onions ,crayfish .They  enhance  the aroma of the  soup.
• Optional ingredients : locust beans 

PREPARATION STEP

• STEP 1: Get the Egusi seed blended with crayfish and set aside.
• STEP 2: Get the bonnet , bell pepper, onions and little tomatoes 🍅  and blend all together 
• STEP 3: Boil all the protein using onions ,garlic, ginger, salt, seasoning cube, black pepper  and keep the stock.
• STEP 4: Get any leave of your choice from the ones list and slice it and rinse it with cold water.

Once these are set aside the following get a ready to start cooking 🧑‍🍳 

COOKING STEP

1. Get a clean pot pour the palm oil and sliced onions, if you like you can add the locust bean. let the oil heat up this will take about 2 min .
2. Pour the blended  pepper mixture  into the pot  and let it’s  cook for about 5min - 10 min depending  on the quantity of pepper mixture, add salt, seasoning  cube and crayfish when frying the pepper mix. Then add all the proteins to the stew to add flavour .
3. In a plate pour the blended Egusi (melon) seed and take a little bit sauce from the pot and mix throughly  ,in small portion  put the Egusi in the stew frying  and let it go for about 10- 15min and add stock , stir it briefly and let it cook for another 10min. The Egusi must have been cooked at this point.
4. Last add the vegetable , stir gently  and cover the pot for about 2min and the soup is ready

At this point you have the Royal Feast Egusi soup with any side of your choice.

If you find this week recipe helpful kindly drop the comment.

Enjoy 

 

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