There are many ways to prepare egusi soup and there are many other seeds called thickeners combined with egusi to make a delicious soup .
The akpurakpu egusi or Ofe Achara is a traditional recipe that is peculiar to natives of Abia state . The process requires making egusi into disc -like shapes using a mixture of predominantly egusi , and other ingredients, then adding it to the soup . This makes for a very rich soup filled with edible treats .
Ingredients
300 g ground egusi ( melon seeds )
40 g ósú
2 tbsp achi
sliced okazi leaves
1 cup broken pieces of achara
5 tbsp red palm oil
3 pieces stockfish
1 medium size dry fish
1/ 2 kg, assorted meat
2 onions
1 wrap , ogiri
3 cubes , seasoning
Habanero pepper
4 tbsp crayfish
1 tsp dry pepper
Salt ( to taste )

Method
1 . Wash and soak the stockfish for a while .
2 . Cook the stockfish adding water salt, onions and seasoning to taste .
3 . When the stockfish is ready, set aside.
4 . From the ground egusi , set aside two tablespoons . In a mortar, add the remaining egusi and the osu and pound with a pestle till they are combined.
5 . Add the dry pepper and salt and pound , then add water from the stockfish in drops and keep pounding till it forms a thick dough .
6 . Mould the dough into small disc-like shapes and set aside.
7 . Wash the assorted meat and season with salt, onions and one cube of seasoning.
8 . When the meat starts to boil , add the moulded disc -like egusi to it and let it cook for about 20 minutes .
9 . Set aside the egusi moulds . and cook the meat until its soft .
10 . Set a pot on medium heat , add the palm oil and then the achi and mix. Add stock from the meat and stockfish till it makes a fine mixture .
11 . Let it cook for a few minutes and then add 2 tablespoons of egusi and let it boil until it thickens.
12 . Add the dry fish, meat , stockfish and egusi moulds and let it simmer .
13 . Add the habanero pepper , crayfish and ogiri and let it boil
14 . Then add the achara and okazi and let it boil .
15 . Once it boils , set aside to cool .
16 . Serve with any staple food of choice .

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