Egusi Soup

Name: Egusi Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Nigeria
Ingredients: 300g egusi (ground melon seeds); 300g beef or goat, cooked; 100g stockfish, soaked and shredded; 4 tbsp palm oil; 2 scotch bonnet chillies; 200g spinach or bitter leaf

Nigeria

Considered Nigeria's national dish, varying considerably between Yoruba, Igbo and other ethnic groups.

Nigeria's beloved melon seed soup — ground egusi seeds fried in palm oil with stockfish and leafy greens. Rich, earthy and deeply Nigerian.

Prep

20 mins

Cook

45 mins

Difficulty

Medium

Calories

360 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

300gegusi (ground melon seeds)

300gbeef or goat, cooked

100gstockfish, soaked and shredded

4 tbsppalm oil

2scotch bonnet chillies

200gspinach or bitter leaf

Method

Blend chillies and onion. Fry in palm oil 5 minutes.

Mix egusi with water to form paste. Add to pot in lumps.

Fry egusi clumps without stirring 5 minutes.

Add beef, stockfish and stock. Simmer 20 minutes.

Add greens and cook 5 more minutes.

Chef's Tip

Do not stir egusi when first added — letting it set in clumps is the traditional technique.

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