Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, title:egusi soup(caking method). One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Egusi Soup (Caking Method): I also call this one the Egusi Before Oil method. No frying is involved, making is a healthier way to prepare Egusi Soup. Akpuruakpu Egusi: where the ground egusi is molded into balls and cooked in the soup such that you will be eating the egusi balls like meat while. Egusi soup is unarguably the most popular Nigerian soup.
Title:EGUSI SOUP(caking method) is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Title:EGUSI SOUP(caking method) is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook title:egusi soup(caking method) using 12 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Title:EGUSI SOUP(caking method):
- Prepare Egusi
- Make ready Uziza seed
- Prepare Ogiri okpei
- Take Pumpkin leaf /spinach if u are not in nigeria
- Make ready Cray fish
- Make ready Palm oil
- Make ready cube Seasoning
- Make ready Salt
- Prepare Stock fish
- Make ready Fish
- Make ready Chicken
- Take Pepper
It is a staple in most West African home and it is an uncomplicated one pot meal that is often accompanied with swallows like Eba, Amala, Semovita, Pounded yam, Fufu, and the likes. Egusi soup is a Nigerian soup prepared with blended melon seeds; this soup can be prepared with vegetables or without vegetables. It is referred to as Ofe Egusi in Igbo, Efo Elegusi in Yoruba and Miyan Gushi in Hausa. Egusi soup is a type of soup thickened with ground Egusi i.e. after the dried melon seeds must have been peeled and powdered in a grinding engine (usually a hand-operated one).
Instructions to make Title:EGUSI SOUP(caking method):
- In this recipe we will be using caking method and the flavour we want in the soup is uziza flavor
- Blend ur egusi to powder, blend ur crayfish and ogiri okpei, and blend ur uziza seed to powder add water in it and set aside
- Blend ur pepper, and set aside
- Wash ur protein items, fish, chicken,stock fish and put into a pot add seasoning cube,onion,salt and cook till well tendered
- Wen ur protein items are well done remove from the stock and filter the blended uziza water into the stock, we do not want the sandy part of the uziza wat we need is just the liquid therein
- Add in the egusi powder into the stock and stir till their is no lump allow to cook, stir add water stir allow to cook till the natural oil of egusi show on it surface, here u can add in the palm oil, crayfish and allow to cook for about 5-7mins more
- Then add in the pepper,protein items, and stir cover to cook together
- Then check for the taste add salt, seasoning cubes, if necessary, add in the vegetables cover and allow to cook together for about 3mins and stir together then turn off the heat
- Serve and enjoy with any nigerian swallow, hope u give it a trial and u surely cooksnap
- Yours truly vickytee's spice and delicacies
It is referred to as Ofe Egusi in Igbo, Efo Elegusi in Yoruba and Miyan Gushi in Hausa. Egusi soup is a type of soup thickened with ground Egusi i.e. after the dried melon seeds must have been peeled and powdered in a grinding engine (usually a hand-operated one). Infact, the other method of cooking Egusi soup does not involve frying it, so just do it mildly. Egusi Soup can be prepared in different ways in various tribes. Different flavours can be achieved by adding some interesting elements, like Uzuza, Fluted Pumpkin, Water leaf, Afang or bitter Now you can serve the dish happily.
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