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Egusi soup and fufu as popularly known is a delicious soup normally eaten with fufu(cassava) or garri(of cassava origin) and of popular soup in Nigeria. It's common to eastern part of Nigeria even though you can get it almost every part of Nigeria.
Egusi soup is normally favorite among the male folk, when eaten with swallows like fufu of garri and is considered as a heavy food. The name Egusi is native name given to melon and melon is the chief ingredient of the soup.
Below i how egusi soup can be prepared
INGREDIENTS
*: 3 CUPS OF GRINDED MELON
*: BEEF
*: CHICKEN/FISH
*: PUMPKIN LEAVES
*: STOCK FISH
*: CRAY FISH
*: 1 WHOLE ONION
*: 1 SPOON OF SALT
*: 4 FRESH PEPPERS
*: 3 CUBE OF MAGGI
*: RED OIL
DIRECTIONS
*: cut pumpkin leaves and keep
*: soak stock fish on hot water and allow to soften
*: put required quantity of water on pot and put on fire
*: put beef meat and chicken and allow to boil
*: mix the required amount of melon with little water in a bowel and put it into the boiling water
*: allow the melon to boil for 20 minutes and then put half cup of red oil and allow to continue boiling for 10 minutes
*:then add soften stock fishes into the pot
*: then add pepper, salt, maggi, cray fishes and some soup flavors.
*: then lastly, add the cut pumpkin leaves into the pot and allow to boil for 15 minutes and bring it down from fire
HOW TO PREPARE FUFU
*: Pound fufu on mortar, mould and boil for 30 minutes
*: pound again, mould and boil again
*: then pound for the last time and your fufu is ready
Serve your egusi soup with fufu and enjoy your meal
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