Greetings to everyone in this nice community, this is my first post here. I'll be teaching us all how to prepare melon (egusi) soup. Please have a good time learning and leave a nice comment.
Ingredients Required
Grounded Melon (2 cups)
Periwinkle/ Isam (2 cups)
Cube season (Add to taste)
Sliced Onions ( This is optional)
Salt (Add to taste)
1/4 liter of palm oil
Bitter leaf
Ground crayfish (Add to taste)
Fresh Pepper
Kanda/ Meat (Whichever is desired)
Thickener (ofor)
Proceeding To The Cooking
• Step 1: Pour in your oil, and allow to heat for at least 1minute.
• Step 2: Pour in your melon paste and the sliced onion. Stir and allow to fry for at least 3minutes. Continuously stir while frying to avoid burning.
• Step 3: Pour in your Kanda/Meat or fish and continue to stir for at least 1minute
• Step 4: Pour in water as you desire, depending on the qauntity of your thickner. Cover the pot and the content to cook for at least 7 minutes (depending on your cooker).
•Step 5: Add your seasoning cubes, crayfish, already grinded pepper, salt and periwinkle to taste. Cover the pot and allow content to cook for another 10 minutes.
• Step 6: Add your thicker. Cover the pot and allow the content to cook for another 10 minutes.
Adding thickner (ofor)
• Step 7: Put in your bitterleaf and allow cook for another 5 minutes.
• Step 8: After allowing to cook for 5 minutes, your soup is ready. Turn off your cooker and bring pot down. Soup can be served with garri or fufu.