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How To Cook Nigerian Egusi Soup With Bitter Leaf (ofe Egusi/obe Efo Elegusi) by Emmafman1(m): 1:46pm On Jul 14, 2015 |
Egusi Soup is a Nigerian Soup which
is made with melon seeds and
enriched with spices and vegetables.
It can be prepared with leafy
vegetables, such as ugwu( fluted
pumpkin leaves), bitter leaf, spinach
and the likes.
Below is my grandma's favorite, a
recipe prepared with bitter leaf.
Ingredients for the Egusi Soup (a.k.a
Ofe Egusi / Obe Efo Elegusi)
* 3 medium cups Egusi Seeds(melon
seeds)
* Assorted meat (shaki, cow meat, goat
meat , turkey meat, chicken, pork meat
etc )
* Assorted dry fish of choice
(stockfish etc)
* Dried Prawns ( optional )
* Red Palm Oil: 2 cooking spoons
* 1 tablespoonful ground Crayfish
* Bitter leaf( as desired)
* Ugu/Spinach( 3 handful)
* 2 seasoning cubes
* Pepper (to taste)
* Salt (to taste)
Cooking directions for Egusi soup
Preps:
a. Boil the assorted meat and stock
fish, with chopped onions, one
seasoning cube and salt to taste.
Cook until tender and set aside for
later use.
b. Clean the dried prawns by
separating the heads&tails from the
center.
Grind the heads&tails and set aside
to use in the soup. Then soak the
center in hot water , to soften and
clean it.
c. Grind the egusi seeds until smooth
and then dissolve with lukewarm
water to form a paste.
Now to cook the Egusi Soup
1. Heat up the palm oil until hot, add
diced onions and the dissolved egusi.
Fry for about 20 minutes, stirring
constantly until it thickens.
2. Add the bitter leaf and a little water
or the meat stock. Add the prawns
and leave to simmer for 5 minutes
3. Now add the cooked meat and
stock fish. Add the ground prawns(or
crayfish), ground pepper and
seasoning cubes. Boil for 15 minutes.
4. Add the sliced spinach leaves and
simmer for 5 minutes and the soup is
ready. 1 Like |
Re: How To Cook Nigerian Egusi Soup With Bitter Leaf (ofe Egusi/obe Efo Elegusi) by seemples(f): 2:50pm On Jul 14, 2015 |
Wey d soup naa oga? ![]() |
Re: How To Cook Nigerian Egusi Soup With Bitter Leaf (ofe Egusi/obe Efo Elegusi) by Emmafman1(m): 2:59pm On Jul 14, 2015 |
seemples:
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Re: How To Cook Nigerian Egusi Soup With Bitter Leaf (ofe Egusi/obe Efo Elegusi) by Emmafman1(m): 3:04pm On Jul 14, 2015 |
oya chope |
Re: How To Cook Nigerian Egusi Soup With Bitter Leaf (ofe Egusi/obe Efo Elegusi) by tpiadotcom: 5:58pm On Jul 14, 2015 |
Haha |
Re: How To Cook Nigerian Egusi Soup With Bitter Leaf (ofe Egusi/obe Efo Elegusi) by seemples(f): 6:59am On Jul 15, 2015 |
Re: How To Cook Nigerian Egusi Soup With Bitter Leaf (ofe Egusi/obe Efo Elegusi) by Emmafman1(m): 5:43pm On Jul 15, 2015 |
give it a try |
Re: How To Cook Nigerian Egusi Soup With Bitter Leaf (ofe Egusi/obe Efo Elegusi) by Naijalifeusa(f): 12:28am On Jul 17, 2015 |
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