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How to Make Nigerian Egusi Soup

Egusi Soup

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine African, Nigerian
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups egusi (ground)
  • 2 cup pepper mix( red and green habanero peppers, scotch bonnet, deseeded shombo)
  • 3 tbsp red oil
  • 1 cup ugba
  • Salt to taste​
  • Seasoning (maggi cube)
  • crayfish (ground)
  • Assorted Meat and Fish – beef, cow tripe, fish, stock fish, and/or smoked fish.
  • Dry fish/Stock fish
  • pumpkin leaf (ugwu)

Instructions
 

  • Seasoning and boiling your proteins to your preference.
    Assorted Meat and Fish – beef, cow tripe, fish, stock fish, and/or smoked fish., Dry fish/Stock fish
  • In a separate pot pour in your red oil, once it’s hot pour in your pepper mix, salt, maggie cube and crayfish.
    2 cup pepper mix( red and green habanero peppers, scotch bonnet, deseeded shombo), Salt to taste​, Seasoning (maggi cube), crayfish (ground), 3 tbsp red oil
  • Add your boiled proteins.
  • Add a little water, cover and allow it to boil for some minutes.
  • Add your ground egusi and ugba, stir it till it's mixed, add a little water, cover and allow it to boil.
    2 cups egusi (ground), 1 cup ugba
  • Put in your pumpkin leaf.
    pumpkin leaf (ugwu)
  • Here you have your sweet egusi soup.
Keyword egusi soup
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