Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, egusi (melon soup) and semovita. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Recipe: Melon Dried catfish Stock fish Crayfish Palm oil Pepper Onions Bitter leaf Ugu leaf Seasoning cube And salt to taste. Egusi soup is an exotic hearty food that will satisfy your taste buds. 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. Some hardcore like I am will even serve over Rice.
Egusi (melon soup) and semovita is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Egusi (melon soup) and semovita is something which I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook egusi (melon soup) and semovita using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Egusi (melon soup) and semovita:
- Make ready Egusi (melon seeds) grinded
- Take Beef
- Make ready Fresh pepper (blended)
- Take Onions (chopped)
- Make ready Palm oil
- Take cubes Seasoning
- Make ready Salt
- Make ready Crayfish (grinded)
- Take Dried fish
- Take Stock fish
- Make ready Pumpkin leaves (ugu) sliced
Melon seed (egusi) is a popular food crop in Nigeria and other African countries that comes with lots of health benefits which are vital for children, young and Melon seed is popularly or locally called Egusi, and is fortied with essential minerals and vitamins which promotes eye vision, improves the skin and. Egusi is a seed that comes from a type of pumpkin/melon. It is usually in a yellowish-orange shell, which when cracked open, reveals a white seed. In some parts of Africa, egusi can be cooked with green leafy vegetables or used to make soups and stews.
Instructions to make Egusi (melon soup) and semovita:
- Boil the beef with seasoning/ salt until soft and tender.
- In separate pot, wash and boil the dried fish, stock fish with seasoning, add the fresh pepper. Cover and allow to boil.
- Add the beef with the dried fish and stock fish, add palm oil, cover and allow to boil until the palm oil blends in.
- In a bowl, pour the grinded melon seeds, cut some onions and mix together to form a thick paste.
- Use a spoon, cut the egusi mixture into small portion and add to the pot, do not stir after putting, cover and allow to dissolve. After 10-15mins, if the egusi has dissolved, add the crayfish and washed pumpkin leaves. Stir together. Taste for seasoning, add if necessary.
- Your Egusi soup is ready to be eaten with any swallow of your choice. Enjoy!!!
It is usually in a yellowish-orange shell, which when cracked open, reveals a white seed. In some parts of Africa, egusi can be cooked with green leafy vegetables or used to make soups and stews. Egusi soup is popular in Western Africa. The soup is thickened with ground melon, gourd, or squash seeds. Look for the seeds in African or International grocery stores.
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