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Today I will be preparing egusi soup which we also known as melon soup but in another dimension, this method I used in preparing this soup is commonly used by the ijebu people, this tribe is from the south-western part of Nigeria, the commonest method is frying but we are not going with that method today.
I learned this soup from my sister and this is my first attempt, I am used to the common method that everyone knows and also love to use vegetables like ugwu leaves to spice it up but today I decided to change the method and try a new thing.
INGREDIENTS USED
💗Pepper
💗Melon seed
💗Catfish
💗Season cubes
💗Tomatoes
💗Crayfish
💗Red-oil
💗This soup does not need much activity, and not too much protein, it is a simple soup with a simple method of preparing it, and the first thing I always do when making any meal is to prepare my ingredients, it makes cooking easier for me.
💗After preparing my ingredients, I then washed the catfish I would be using, we all know that catfish is always slimming and would not be palatable to the mouth, I used hot water and salt to make sure it was well washed, and I covered the fish for some minutes before rinsing it properly and set it aside for later use.
💗I blended all my ingredients, pepper, tomatoes, crayfish, and melon and in my pot, I added my cooking oil allowed it to heat for some seconds, and put in my mixture, I covered it to cook for some minutes before adding any ingredients to it, this soup must be thoroughly cooked to avoid tummy grumbling.
💗After some minutes of cooking, I added salt with seasoning cubes and allowed it to mix for some minutes before adding the catfish in, I added the catfish and covered it to release its juice into the soup, I love catfish so much and this is what my sister always used whenever she wants to prepare this soup so I had to copy her styles, I am not saying it is a must to use catfish, you can use any type of fish for this soup.
💗This soup doesn't take much time to cook if you cook it well from the start so that it doesn't disturb you, now you can pair it with any type of swallow be it cassava flakes, semovita, wheat, etc. You can try this soup out, it is so lovely and enjoyable if you are a lover of melon soup.
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