Nigerian Foods: How to Prepare Egusi Soup (Fried Method)

The process of preparing our Nigerian dishes  are often very easy and for those of us outside the country, i know when you come into Naija you wouldn't  want to miss the taste of egusi soup merge with pounded yam. If you are married to a white woman or a lady from a different country who enjoys eating but do not know how to cook this kind of meal. then this article is for you.

Ingredients Needed 

• Egusi
• Usu
• Stock fish
• Meat
• Dry fish
• Crayfish
• Ginger (gives you sweet flavour)
• Pepper (preferably Cameroun Pepper)
• Salt
• Red oil
• Onion
• Vegetable (ugu or ukasi/affang)
• Stock cubes

Prepare and Boil Stocks 

• Blend your Egusi with the usu (binder) to powder
• Pour half a liter of water in the pot
• Wash the meat, fish and stock fish, crayfish, a little ginger and add to the water in the pot
• Chop a medium size ball of onion, blend the crayfish and add both in the pot with the meat
• Add your stock cubes and salt to taste
• Wait till the stock is well cooked
• While the meat is cooking, wash and cut your Ugu (vegetable)

Recipe For Egusi Soup 

• Put 3 cooking spoons of oil in the pot and put the pot o fire for the oil to heat a bit
• Add the blended Egusi, Ginger and Crayfish to fry very well.
• Pour the boiled stock and cook for about 10 minutes
• Leave the pot open if you like your soup thick
• Add your blended pepper and leave to simmer for 5 minutes
• Add your Ugu (Vegetable), add stock cube and salt to taste and leave to steam for 2 minutes.
• Bring the pot down - Done

Walah! Soup is ready

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