Recipe: Delicious 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 13 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Egusi soup

1. It's 1 bowl of pumpkin leaves (ugu).
2. It's 1 bowl of blended melon seed (egusi) and cup of cryfish.
3. You need 1 bowl of Iced fish.
4. It's of Small bowl of stockfish.
5. It's Bowl of kpomo (ganda).
6. You need 1/4 cup of grounded dried Cameroon pepper.
7. It's 1/4 cup of MJ's assorted spices.
8. You need 1/4 cup of Iru (daddawa).
9. Prepare Handful of Uziza leaves.
10. You need 1 bowl of red oil.
11. Prepare of Chilli, scotch bonnet,. Red pepper, onions.
12. You need of Oil to fry fish.
13. You need of Seasoning.

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 instructions

1. I am going to be detailed here with my step by step cooking method. Ingredients loading......
2. ....... Roughly blend your onions and peppers. Share your spices and seasoning into 3 portions..
3. In a pot of water boil stock fish + kpomo + a portion of your seasoning and spices.+ Onions + Iru for 30 min. Then boil your blend with a portion of spices and seasoning+Cameroon pepper with Iru till dry..
4. Am going to fry my fish because is not a one time dine soup but am going to preserve it in the freezer, so I need my fish to be firm for a longer period..
5. Put Palm oil and fry onions for 2 min. Then add the egusi and stir fry(mind you stir fry if not it will get burnt) you will notice it getting formy,continue to stir.
6. Add a portion of spices and seasoning, stir fry till the foam pipes down.
7. Add the boiled kpomo and stockfish+dried fish and you can add water based on the consistency (thickness)you want and allow for 10 min.
8. Add Uziza leaves (my Uziza 🤩 the scent is cloud 9) for 2 min.
9. Add ugu and fried fish and allow simmer for 2 min.
10. Then.....
11. You know! When he entered the house, he was like baby I have been perceiving this aroma from down the street 😅😅. I didn't mention names😅 Su Santi manya😀.

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.