If you have ever been opportune to visit Nigeria, the first thing you will seem to notice is that we have over a thousand local recipes although some are more popular than others. Nigerians are blessed naturally with cooking skills both men and ladies alike, we can cook down the skies and make it rain…hahaha!
Today i will be introducing you to one of our top ten delicacies eaten by millions of Nigerians everyday both home and abroad.
It is called Egusi Soup
Below, i will show you how this soup is made.
Ingredients
- 1 pound meat smoked turkey or beef or combination of both
- 1/ 2 medium onion chopped
- 2 -3 medium tomatoes chopped
- 1/2 cup palm oil or any cooking oil
- 3 garlic cloves- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 cup ground Egusi (dry pumpkin seeds)
- 1/3 cup ground or smashed crayfish
- 2-3 cups or more spinach I used frozen spinach
Instructions
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In medium –sized saucepan boil beef seasoned with salt (garlic salt), smoked paprika, pepper, and onions until tender - make sure you have added plenty of water so you have about 3-4 cups of beef stock to use for cooking. Remove the beef and reserve the stock.
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Heat the oil in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions. Stir the onion until it is translucent, about 5 minutes.Add beef , smoked turkey, crayfish and continue with cooking
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Stir in the tomatoes with it’s juices and garlic. Add 1-2 cups of beef stock. Bring to a boil and simmer for another 5 minutes
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Then add ground egusi and keep simmering on medium-heat approximately 10 minutes. Add beef stock to desired consistency or when simmering to prevent any burns
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Finally , throw in the spinach; let it simmer for about 4-5 minutes. Adjust seasonings
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Serve warm with Plantains, Rice,Eba, Yams or accompaniment of choice.
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