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 – Today I'm going to be showing you how to make Egusi soup since I made my last egg this would be a lot of you have been asking me to make.

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 that.

Ingredients of Egusi soup

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

Egusi soup instructions

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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Egusi soup is a culinary soup prepared with egusi seeds as a primary ingredient. Egusi seeds are the fat- and protein-rich seeds of certain cucurbitaceous (squash, melon, gourd) plants. Egusi soup is common and prevalent across Central Africa, and may be served atop rice. Egusi, or melon seeds, is a staple ingredient in many West African dishes and makes a great thickening base for soups and stews. Start by grounding the egusi into a thick paste.