People are known by their culture which has to do with their dressing, their language their, belief, their origin, their destiny and the food.
Eguisi is a typical Igbo sauce made from melon. A very delicious soup when eat with fufu, semo, or garri.
Here is how to prepare eguisi soup.
It can also be used as a sauce and eaten with rice.
If you've always wanted to learn how to make this popular Nigerian soup, check out the easy to follow steps below.
Ingredients:
3 cooking spoons red palm oil
500g of egusi (ground)
Protein of choice - beef, shaki (cow tripe), pomo (cow skin)
Dry fish and stockfish
2 tablespoons ground crayfish
Pepper and salt (to taste)
Ugu (pumpkin leaves) or bitter leaf
Bullion cubes
1 small ogiri okpei (optional)
Directions:
Boil your meat and fish with salt, ginger, onions and pepper till tender.
All these quantities listed above deoend on the the quantity of soup you wish to cook.
Pour the red palm oil into a dry pot and set on the stove to heat. As soon as the oil melts, add the ground egusi and start frying. If the oil is not congealed, add the egusi as soon as the oil is translucent. Mix the ground egusi with oil till every grain of egusi turns yellow.
Start stirring the egusi on low to medium heat. Keep stir-frying for about 10 minutes.
Add the meat/fish stock (water from cooking the fish and meat) little by little while still stirring the egusi. When the stock is exhausted and you feel that the soup is still too thick, you can start adding hot water in the same way till you get the consistency you want. If your choice of vegetable is bitter leaf, add it at this time.
Cover the pot and cook for 20 minutes, stirring at intervals. Also, top up the water when necessary. If you don't stir it, it will burn. Cook for 30 minutes, you'll know the egusi is done when you notice that the oil has separated from the mix.
Add the ground crayfish and pepper. Stir and add the ugu.
Stir very well and add the cooked stockfish, shaki, pomo and meat.
Add salt if necessary. If it is too thick, add some water to bring it to a consistency you like.
Cover and leave to simmer.
Also, check out the video guide above by Nigeria Cuisine on how to make Egusi soup.
Enjoy your meal and don't forget to call me once the table is set!
