Chicken Egusi Soup

Name: Chicken Egusi Soup
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 200 g Egusi seed,; 1/2 kg chicken,; 4 fresh pepper; 3 Tbsp ground dried crayfish,; 1 small bunch of Ugwu leaves,; 2 cksp palm oil,; 2 Knorr Cubes,; 1 small onions,; 3 large fresh tomatoes,; to taste salt

Amaka Udekwe @cook_7249796

Nigeria

Once in a while I like to make my egusi soup with Chicken just for the kick of it.

Amaka Udekwe @cook_7249796

Nigeria

Once in a while I like to make my egusi soup with Chicken just for the kick of it.

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Ingredients

45mins

8 servings

200 gEgusi seed,
1/2 kgchicken,
4fresh pepper
3 Tbspground dried crayfish,
1small bunch of Ugwu leaves,
2cksp palm oil,
2Knorr Cubes,
1small onions,
3large fresh tomatoes,
to tastesalt

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Steps

45mins

1

Cut chicken into small cubes, season with 1/2 onion and one Knorr Cube. Add a little water and boil for about 10 minutes or until tender. Set aside
2

Mix the ground egusi in half a cup of water and; blend tomatoes, pepper, and the remaining onion and set aside.
3

Heat the palm oil in another pot; pour tomatoes paste into the hot oil, stir for about 5mins and add the Egusi mixture. Stir well and allow it to fry for a moment. Add the crayfish, and the remaining stock cube, stir well
4

Add little water and allow to cook for five minutes. Add the boiled chicken and stir. Turn the heat down and simmer for a further two minutes.
5

Wash and finely slice the Ugwu leaves. Add to the soup and stir. Continue to simmer for a further five minutes to allow the vegetables to soften. Serve with fufu or eba.