Egusi pepper soup and starch

Teechopz(chef Tclemz)
Teechopz(chef Tclemz) @cook_14105788
Abuja

Its one of the delicacies from delta state

Egusi pepper soup and starch

Its one of the delicacies from delta state

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Ingredients

1hr
  1. 1wrap of starch
  2. 1 cupegusi 150g
  3. 1 1/2 tbspPepper soup spice
  4. Crayfish
  5. Ground dried pepper
  6. 1small Onion
  7. 1 poundchicken
  8. Maggi
  9. Salt
  10. Periwinkle(optional)
  11. Dried big crayfish (optional)
  12. 1 tbsppalm oil for starch

Cooking Instructions

1hr
  1. 1

    Wash ur chicken, get a pot,put ur chicken,salt,maggi,1/2onion n cover to boil for 10mins.when ready,put it down and keep aside

  2. 2

    Blend your egusi into a paste form with little water and d remaining 1/2 onion and keep aside

  3. 3

    Get a pot,put 2cups of water, add your pepper soup spice,add ur grinded dried pepper to taste,add ur grinded crayfish,add maggi and salt to taste and cover to boil for 20mins

  4. 4

    After 20mins open the pot add your blended egusi and allow to boil for another 10mins and add your chicken,by then it starts thicken,you keep turning it to avoid the egusi turning into lumps,allow to boil for another 13mins for the egusi to be well cooked.

  5. 5

    After 13mins of boiling,add your big crayfish an periwinkle and boil for 2mins more and put down your egusi pepper soup is ready

  6. 6

    Get a deep frying pot,put your starch with some water and mix,the same way u mix pap for making,mix it to the texture u want your starch to have,either thick or light.

  7. 7

    Add the palm oil, put it on the fire and begin to stir gently in one direction until it starts thickening from the bottom,when it becomes thick, you turn vigorously to avoid it form seeds,by then you star seeing the yellowish colour an you starch is ready.

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