Egusi soup

Name: Egusi soup
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 2 cups Egusi; 1 cup Ugwu (pumpkin leaf); 1/2 cup Efinrin (scent leaf); 3 tbs Pepper mix; 1tbs Iru (locust beans); 1 Onions; 1 cksp Palmoil; 1 cksp Crayfish; 2 cups Goatmeat/Beef; 1/2 cup Stock fish; 3 Seasoning cubes; Salt to taste

Faatimah Omotola @cook_7221492

Lagos

People cook this soup in different ways so don't come for my head after reading this recipe if it is different from the one you know. This is the method I like; I hope you like it too.

Faatimah Omotola @cook_7221492

Lagos

People cook this soup in different ways so don't come for my head after reading this recipe if it is different from the one you know. This is the method I like; I hope you like it too.

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Ingredients

25 mins

4 servings

2 cupsEgusi
1 cupUgwu (pumpkin leaf)
1/2 cupEfinrin (scent leaf)
3 tbsPepper mix
1tbsIru (locust beans)
1Onions
1 ckspPalmoil
1 ckspCrayfish
2 cupsGoatmeat/Beef
1/2 cupStock fish
3Seasoning cubes
Salt to taste

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Steps

25 mins

1

Wash the Ugwu and efirin. Then cut them as you like either in big chunks or tiny strips. I like mine finely chopped.
2

In a pot, put in your beef/goatmeat and stock fish (I don't soak my stock fish because I feel it looses taste that way but if you soak yours then no need to boil it with the meats), season and allow to boil.
3

When the meat is tender, pour in your pepper and Iru then allow to cook for about 5mins. At this stage the water content from the stock would have mixed up with the pepper and would have reduced. You don't want a watery soup so please pay attention to this.
4

In a bowl pour your egusi, crayfish and dice in onions with a little water to form a paste. Then pour in this paste into the pot of meat and pepper. After pouring it in, add the vegetable, then 1-2 spoons of palmoil. Lower the heat and cover the pot.
5

After about 2mins, open the pot and stir in well. Correct the seasoning then cover and allow to cook for 3-4mins before turning off the heat. Your egusi soup is ready to be served. Enjoy!