Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by babakess: 6:31pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
tchidi: Here's mine....made this last week. ![embarassed](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/embarassed.png) AM SALIVATING....HMMMMMM..WACK THIS STUFF WITH CORRECT FUFU...HOT ONE CHAI!!!!! |
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Nobody: 6:32pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
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Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by dOnLarich: 6:32pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
Egusi of life |
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Toks2008(m): 6:33pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
Make nairaland ladies wey no sabi cook come learn o. To avoid na so i dey cook am syndrome. 1 Like |
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Hardeybohwarley(m): 6:36pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
just readin this post alone am already salivatin......Op can u pls add pic..... Tasty |
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Forwetinnah: 6:37pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
OP...what's Curry Powder doing in Egusi soup? It kills the natural taste of the melon o! Curry has no business in Nigerian soups! You put Onga after putting Maggi/Knorr. ..hian!! 2 Likes |
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by tobiogunboye(m): 6:37pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
khalebzy: Down here in Unilag, this post is useless ![undecided](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/undecided.png) U keep saying d same thing on every topic Are you a Fresher in Unilag If I get hold of your MATRIC NO., datz d end for U. 2 Likes |
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Nobody: 6:37pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
ok... |
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Bollinger(m): 6:38pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
HungerBAD: Following.
This girl Yanga don too much sef, so make i learn am here. The OP story too long. Step; 1. Add water to whatever quantity of egusi you want to cook in a bowl to make a pap like paste. 2. Pour palm oil in a pot and immediately pour the egusi paste in the oil. 3. Start stirring the mixture in medium heat till the palm oil rises to the top of the paste. Guage the quantity and add oil if need be to get the desired result. 4. Add iru and already boiled meat, stockfish, dried fish, and whatever vegetable you want. 5. Be very careful when adding salt to egusi. I generally don't since i will be adding the meat/fish stock. Egusi is one the fastest and easiest soups to cook (next to okro). It's almost impossible to phuck it up. Enjoy. 3 Likes |
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Catalyst007(m): 6:40pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
Trendy247: Wow! This is wat I was persuading a gal to teach me... Tnx @OP YOU'RE WELCOME BOSS |
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Mznaett: 6:41pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
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Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Mznaett: 6:43pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
Toks2008: Make nairaland ladies wey no sabi cook come learn o. To avoid na so i dey cook am syndrome. Lol@na so I dey cook am syndrome ![grin](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/grin.png) |
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Catalyst007(m): 6:43pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
Hardeybohwarley: just readin this post alone am already salivatin......Op can u pls add pic..... Tasty PICS ARE ON PAGE 0 |
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by adino(m): 6:44pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
tchidi: Here's mine....made this last week. ![embarassed](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/embarassed.png) What is this ![](/faces/huh.png) . This is quarapshion. You must submit a full pot (not small pot) of this for probe. 2 Likes |
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Nobody: 6:48pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
I want to eat egusi ![cry](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/cry.gif) and Okro soup ![cry](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/cry.gif) |
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Ufuos4Love: 6:48pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
Oga OP remove curry 4 dah place abeg.... 2 Likes |
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Ufuos4Love: 6:54pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
Forwetinnah: OP...what's Curry Powder doing in Egusi soup? It kills the natural taste of the melon o! Curry has no business in Nigerian soups! You put Onga after putting Maggi/Knorr. ..hian!! I dey ur back 100%, i jst taya 4 d OP. 2 Likes |
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Bdemmy(m): 6:55pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
Nice |
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Dekatron(m): 6:57pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
khalebzy: Down here in Unilag, this post is useless ![undecided](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/undecided.png) who cares? like Unilag students eat €5,000 burgers. Oshi!! |
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Eluwilussit(m): 6:57pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
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Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by andresia(m): 7:03pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
tchidi: Here's mine....made this last week. ![embarassed](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/embarassed.png) pheeeeew! what type of vegetable did you use? |
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by musicwriter(m): 7:05pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
Catalyst007: Egusi, otherwise known as Pumpkin Seed or Melon, is most common in West Africa.
Egusi soup is a type of soup thickened with ground Egusi i.e. after the dried melon seeds must have been peeled and powdered in a grinding engine (usually a hand-operated one).
INGREDIENTS & PREPARATION:
Though the styles of preparing this delicacy may differ from home to home or different geo- political regions, the components required to cook this meal are the same. They are: Meat and/or Fish, Ground Egusi, Palm (red) Oil, Salt, Maggi (preferably Know cubes), Stock Fish (optional), Green Vegetables (Ugu, Spinach or processed bitterleaf), Onions, Seasoning (Onga & curry powder), Water, Dawa-Dawa a.k.a Locust Bean (optional), Pepper (fresh or dried), Crayfish (recommended).
I am going to briefly tell you how I personally prepare this soup.
WARNING: I am a guy, my method may not be the best. Please refer to your Grand-Mother for more advice (LOL) .
Since it doesn’t take long for this soup to be prepared, I first season and boil the meat & stock-fish, to soften them.
Next, empty the meat & stock-fish into a container so that the cooking pot is empty. Then dry the pot and pour in the appropriate amount of Palm Oil. When hot, pour in the fish and fry it (i.e. if you are using Iced-Fish). After frying the fish, take them out of the oil into a plate; they’ll be re-united with the soup later. If you’re using meat only, it’s not advisable to fry it; you can do that when cooking stew.
Now that you’re done with the meat or fish, fry the onions and the powdered Egusi for just 1 minute (Egusi gets burnt easily). Add a little salt (while still frying the egusi and onions), then, stir it constantly and do not fry it at the highest level of your stove or gas-cooker! Infact, the other method of cooking Egusi soup does not involve frying it, so just do it mildly. Pour water to it immediately the 1 minute frying is done.
Make sure the amount of water you just poured in gives a fairly thick mixture (not too thick nor watery). Add your Maggi, pepper, seasoning, cray-fish, dawa-dawa (remember, it’s optional), then pour in the fried fish and/or meat & stock- fish, then cover the pot and allow it to boil for like 5 minutes or so (Egusi soup should not take too much time cooking). Next, add a little more water if necessary, then check the level of salt, seasoning and pepper and add more of them as required. Allow for another 1 minute.
Finally, put in your chopped vegetable(s) and turn-off the stove or cooker after 30 seconds of doing that. This is so the vegetables don’t turn yellow. The whole process should take roughly about 15 minutes, and you have a steaming and mouth-watering, aroma-ridden pot of delicious Egusi soup ready to be devoured! Serve it with any of these: Akpu (called Santa by most students), Garri, Pounded-Yam , Tuwo (made from powdered corn), Semovita or Amala (made from yam peels that is dried and ground).
How do you prepare your Egusi soup? We’d love to know. Drop your comments below.
Also, which of these do you prefer to accompany your Egusi soup: Akpu, Garri, Amala, Semovita, Pounded-Yam or Tuwo? Feel free to share and, see you next time. Gotta go chow…
SOURCE::: http://onlineshopping-productreviews..nl/2015/09/nigerian-foods-egusi-soup-how-to-cook.html I wrote one song called "Egusi soup". Egusi have saved a lot of families. |
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Nobody: 7:06pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
andresia:
pheeeeew!
what type of vegetable did you use?
Ugu.... |
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by harry509: 7:07pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
Catalyst007: Egusi, otherwise known as Pumpkin Seed or Melon, is most common in West Africa.
Egusi soup is a type of soup thickened with ground Egusi i.e. after the dried melon seeds must have been peeled and powdered in a grinding engine (usually a hand-operated one).
INGREDIENTS & PREPARATION:
Though the styles of preparing this delicacy may differ from home to home or different geo- political regions, the components required to cook this meal are the same. They are: Meat and/or Fish, Ground Egusi, Palm (red) Oil, Salt, Maggi (preferably Know cubes), Stock Fish (optional), Green Vegetables (Ugu, Spinach or processed bitterleaf), Onions, Seasoning (Onga & curry powder), Water, Dawa-Dawa a.k.a Locust Bean (optional), Pepper (fresh or dried), Crayfish (recommended).
I am going to briefly tell you how I personally prepare this soup.
WARNING: I am a guy, my method may not be the best. Please refer to your Grand-Mother for more advice (LOL) .
Since it doesn’t take long for this soup to be prepared, I first season and boil the meat & stock-fish, to soften them.
Next, empty the meat & stock-fish into a container so that the cooking pot is empty. Then dry the pot and pour in the appropriate amount of Palm Oil. When hot, pour in the fish and fry it (i.e. if you are using Iced-Fish). After frying the fish, take them out of the oil into a plate; they’ll be re-united with the soup later. If you’re using meat only, it’s not advisable to fry it; you can do that when cooking stew.
Now that you’re done with the meat or fish, fry the onions and the powdered Egusi for just 1 minute (Egusi gets burnt easily). Add a little salt (while still frying the egusi and onions), then, stir it constantly and do not fry it at the highest level of your stove or gas-cooker! Infact, the other method of cooking Egusi soup does not involve frying it, so just do it mildly. Pour water to it immediately the 1 minute frying is done.
Make sure the amount of water you just poured in gives a fairly thick mixture (not too thick nor watery). Add your Maggi, pepper, seasoning, cray-fish, dawa-dawa (remember, it’s optional), then pour in the fried fish and/or meat & stock- fish, then cover the pot and allow it to boil for like 5 minutes or so (Egusi soup should not take too much time cooking). Next, add a little more water if necessary, then check the level of salt, seasoning and pepper and add more of them as required. Allow for another 1 minute.
Finally, put in your chopped vegetable(s) and turn-off the stove or cooker after 30 seconds of doing that. This is so the vegetables don’t turn yellow. The whole process should take roughly about 15 minutes, and you have a steaming and mouth-watering, aroma-ridden pot of delicious Egusi soup ready to be devoured! Serve it with any of these: Akpu (called Santa by most students), Garri, Pounded-Yam , Tuwo (made from powdered corn), Semovita or Amala (made from yam peels that is dried and ground).
How do you prepare your Egusi soup? We’d love to know. Drop your comments below.
Also, which of these do you prefer to accompany your Egusi soup: Akpu, Garri, Amala, Semovita, Pounded-Yam or Tuwo? Feel free to share and, see you next time. Gotta go chow…
SOURCE::: http://onlineshopping-productreviews..nl/2015/09/nigerian-foods-egusi-soup-how-to-cook.html seen a lot of egusi soup on dis post, dis is wicked. Na am vry hungri. ![](/faces/huh.png) |
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by ExInferis(m): 7:09pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
tchidi: Here's mine....made this last week. ![embarassed](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/embarassed.png) Best Egusi I've ever seen. |
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Nobody: 7:09pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
oreos: I want to eat egusi and Okro soup ![cry](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/cry.gif) Ehmm... just because I like looking for trouble, lemme entice you with my okro soup, cooked 2 days after the egusi I posted earlier.... 2 Likes
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Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by cococandy(f): 7:09pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
tchidi: Here's mine....made this last week. ![embarassed](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/embarassed.png) Chai. Igbuolam. ![cry](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/cry.gif) |
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Nobody: 7:10pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
tchidi:
Ehmm... just because I like looking for trouble, lemme entice you with my okro soup, cooked 2 days after the egusi I posted earlier.... You are mean ![angry](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/angry.png) 2 Likes |
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by tociano009(m): 7:10pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
I must cook it this Night |
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by lilmax(m): 7:14pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
tchidi:
You do the seeing, i'll do the eating! ![grin](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/grin.png) ![grin](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/grin.png) |
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by TolaniLuv: 7:19pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
I'm just wondering why and how this topic tek make front page!? |
Re: How To Prepare Egusi Soup - - The Ultimate Guide by Nobody: 7:20pm On Sep 09, 2015 |
1 Like |