Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, egusi (melon seed) soup. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Egusi (also known by variations including agusi, agushi) is the name for the fat- and protein-rich seeds of certain cucurbitaceous plants (squash, melon, gourd), which after being dried and ground are used as a major ingredient in West African cuisine. Authorities disagree whether the word is used more properly for the seeds of the colocynth, those of a particular large-seeded variety of the. Egusi soup is a very popular and a much loved dish in most all of West Africa.

Egusi (melon seed) soup is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Egusi (melon seed) soup is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook egusi (melon seed) soup using 10 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Egusi (melon seed) soup:

1. Take 250 g melon seed (egusi)
2. Make ready 2 cubes stock seasoning
3. Make ready to taste Salt
4. Take 250 g palm oil
5. Prepare 1 bulb of red pepper
6. Take 1 onion bulb
7. Get Chilli pepper
8. Prepare Assorted meat and fish
9. Take Water
10. Get Vegetable of your choice

Melon seed is widely grown and used in West Africa, and its seed is well-known to be rich in fat as well as protein. In Nigeria, it is used mostly in the preparation of delicious food delicacy known as Egusi Soup, and in some cases can be used in thickening soups. Egusi seed is botanically known as Citrullus colocynthis (Curcurbita citrullus L. or Citrullus lanatus Thumb.) and belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family. It is known by various names such as bitter cucumber, pumpkin seeds, egusi melon, vine of Sodom plant, wild gourd, bitter apple, colocynth or desert gourd.

Instructions to make Egusi (melon seed) soup:

1. Crush pepper and onion in a blender and set aside, wash melon seed with water and blend with some onion till you have a smooth paste. Wash and boil assorted meat and fish if using stockfish. Season meat to taste.
2. In a clean pot, pour in the red oil and some chopped onion, then the blended pepper leave to stem for about 3 minutes then pour in the boiled meat and fish, add the 2 cubes of stock powder taste for salt and cover the pot for it all to cook together for another 5 minutes. Add the blended melon seed and stir continuously to avoid burning at the bottom. If too thick you can add a bit of water and keep stiring for about 5-8minutes.
3. Add vegetable of your choice. I used chopped spinach in mine. The vegetable only needs to cook for about a minute and viola, soup is ready.

Egusi seeds are in a class of their own and should never be mistaken for pumpkin seeds. Egusi, when ground into powder, is the main ingredient in the following Nigerian soups used in eating fufu meals: Egusi Soup (Caking Method) Ground Egusi (melon) seeds are used to prepare this Nigerian soup recipe with an intercontinental taste. Nigerian Egusi Soup is made thick using ground melon seeds and leafy vegetables. It is one of the most popular soups prepared by many Nigerian tribes. The people eat it with dishes like Pounded Yam.

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