date: 2020-08-01T10:55:32.065Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/fa56709e08d06641/751x532cq70/egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/fa56709e08d06641/751x532cq70/egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/fa56709e08d06641/751x532cq70/egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: May Horton ratingvalue: 4.8 reviewcount: 4405 recipeingredient: - " Egusi" - " Crayfish" - " Assorted meat" - "2 Stock fish" - "2 Dry fish" - " Scotch bonnet" - "1 large onion bulb" - " Black pepper" - "2 Calabar nutmeg" - "4 Seasoning cubes" - "1/2 tsp Salt" - " Palm oil" - " Beef seasoning" - " Dry ginger or fresh ginger" - "3 garlic clove" - "2 cups water" recipeinstructions: - "Assemble your ingredients." - "Soak the stock fish in hot water for 20min" - "Wash your meats and place in pot and add blended scotch bonnet mixture" - "Add the stock fish and coarsely grounded black pepper, ginger and nutmeg" - "Add salt" - "Beef seasoning" - "Seasoning cubes" - "Slice onions" - "Add water enough to cover the meat. I add 2 cups because i want my meat to be soft especially because it has cow skin (ganda)" - "Ground your crashfish and mix with the egusi" - "Mix till combined" - "Add your palm oil to the egusi. Mix and set aside till your meat is soft" - "Now scoop the mixture into the your meat as shown in the picture" - "Cook till oil appears on the surface. Adjust seasoning to taste" - "Now add your ugwu leaves. I washed it with salt and drain before adding" - "Tadaa! It's ready. Typically igbo style. You should try it really." - "I served mine with semovita meal" - "Yeppie! Enjoy" - "Note: these egusi soup is healthier because the oil is cooked and not fried" categories: - Recipe tags: - egusi - soup katakunci: egusi soup nutrition: 148 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT12M" cooktime: "PT54M" recipeyield: "1" recipecategory: Dinner ---  Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I'm gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, egusi soup. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious. Egusi soup is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It's simple, it's fast, it tastes yummy. It's appreciated by millions daily. Egusi soup is something that I've loved my whole life. They're nice and they look wonderful. 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. It is a staple in most West African home and it is an uncomplicated one pot meal that is often accompanied with swallows like Eba. To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook egusi soup using 16 ingredients and 19 steps. Here is how you cook it. ##### The ingredients needed to make Egusi soup: 1. Prepare Egusi 1. Take Crayfish 1. Take Assorted meat 1. Make ready 2 Stock fish 1. Take 2 Dry fish 1. Get Scotch bonnet 1. Make ready 1 large onion bulb 1. Take Black pepper 1. Take 2 Calabar nutmeg 1. Get 4 Seasoning cubes 1. Get 1/2 tsp Salt 1. Prepare Palm oil 1. Get Beef seasoning 1. Take Dry ginger or fresh ginger 1. Get 3 garlic clove 1. Take 2 cups water 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. ##### Steps to make Egusi soup: 1. Assemble your ingredients. 1. Soak the stock fish in hot water for 20min 1. Wash your meats and place in pot and add blended scotch bonnet mixture 1. Add the stock fish and coarsely grounded black pepper, ginger and nutmeg 1. Add salt 1. Beef seasoning 1. Seasoning cubes 1. Slice onions 1. Add water enough to cover the meat. I add 2 cups because i want my meat to be soft especially because it has cow skin (ganda) 1. Ground your crashfish and mix with the egusi 1. Mix till combined 1. Add your palm oil to the egusi. Mix and set aside till your meat is soft 1. Now scoop the mixture into the your meat as shown in the picture 1. Cook till oil appears on the surface. Adjust seasoning to taste 1. Now add your ugwu leaves. I washed it with salt and drain before adding 1. Tadaa! It's ready. Typically igbo style. You should try it really. 1. I served mine with semovita meal 1. Yeppie! Enjoy 1. Note: these egusi soup is healthier because the oil is cooked and not fried 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. 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. So that's going to wrap it up with this special food egusi soup recipe. Thank you very much for your time. I'm confident you will make this at home. There is gonna be interesting food in home recipes coming up. Remember to save this page on your browser, and share it to your loved ones, colleague and friends. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!