Ridi (beniseed) and Egusi soup

Name: Ridi (beniseed) and Egusi soup
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 350 g Beef; Dry fish (1 medium); 1/2 cup Ridi/beniseed; 1 cup Egusi.; Crayfish (N50 worth); Palm oil 11/2 cooking spoon; 1 bunch Fresh spinach; Pepper (5); Onion 1 medium; to taste Salt; Seasoning 3 stock cube; Soya bean seasoning/dawadawa (optional); to taste Fresh ginger

Anne Justine @cook_15002384

For Egusi lovers this is one very good substitute for when you feel like you need a similar soup to egusi but a little different taste 😀. We farm this a whole in my town and I'm telling you it's a sumptuous one. Goes well with smoked fish as the main energy source but can also be used with other sources of protein. If you are like me that likes you tweek recipes to see what other fun ways to enjoy a meal then feel free. But for today I will be mixing the ridi and egusi ratio is 1:2 respectively.

Anne Justine @cook_15002384

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Ingredients

350 gBeef
Dry fish (1 medium)
1/2 cupRidi/beniseed
1 cupEgusi.
Crayfish (N50 worth)
Palm oil 11/2 cooking spoon
1 bunchFresh spinach
Pepper (5)
Onion 1 medium
to tasteSalt
Seasoning 3 stock cube
Soya bean seasoning/dawadawa (optional)
to tasteFresh ginger

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Steps

1

Wash your meat, dice part of the onion and two stock cube and put all in a pot and bring to a boil. Blend the rest of the onion, pepper crayfish and the soya seasoning if using and set aside.
2

Mill the ridi and egusi and set aside. Wash and cut the spinach and also wash and debone the fish and also set aside
3

When the meat is half done add the pepper mixture and the palm oil and bring to a boil for 2 minutes then add the egusi mixture and cook for 10minutes (ridi takes a little longer time to cook than egusi) you wouldn't want to serve under cooked soup 🙈😁
4

Add your soaked and washed deboned fish and spinach with the remaining stock cube and simmer for 2 mins and then check if the taste is OK else add salt to taste and simmer for another minute and the soup is ready. Can be served with any swallow.