Egusi Soup

Name: Egusi Soup
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 2 cups egusi(grounded); 5 attarugu; 1 big Onion; 4 tablespoons crayfish; Half a big head Stockfish; 2 Cote fish(cut and fried); 3 cooking spoons P.oil; Spices; 4 Stock cubes; 1 bunch cut ugu leaves(#100); to taste Salt

HallieGeeCooks @HallieGeeCooks

Abuja

Perfecting my Grainy egusi soup skill... we ate this with hot Semovita. #abuja

HallieGeeCooks @HallieGeeCooks

Abuja

Perfecting my Grainy egusi soup skill... we ate this with hot Semovita. #abuja

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Ingredients

30mins

6 servings

2 cupsegusi(grounded)
5attarugu
1big Onion
4 tablespoonscrayfish
Halfa big head Stockfish
2Cote fish(cut and fried)
3cooking spoons P.oil
Spices
4Stock cubes
1 bunchcut ugu leaves(#100)
to tasteSalt

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Steps

30mins

1

Wash the stock fish very well and put in a clean pot.
2

Pound pepper and three quarters of the Onion and pour over Stockfish. Add water and set on fire.
3

Add in stock cubes, spices and.P.oil. Cover pot. Allow to boil, 10mins.
4

In a clean bowl, pour in egusi. Get remaining Onion and chop into tiny bits and add to egusi. Add a pinch of salt and few drops of water. Mix very well to form a mold.
5

Open pot as stock is boiling and add in egusi mold. Use cooking spoon to mash and scatter egusi mold. It'll become grainy.
6

Add in fried fish and allow egusi to cook. 10mins
7

Add in Ugu leaves, mix to incorporate, being careful not to get the fish scattered. Allow to simmer, 3mins and put off heat.