Egusi soup

Melon seed stew with leafy greens and meat, thick and nutty.

Ingredients

• 2 cups Melon seeds
• 400 g Spinach
• 500 g Beef
• 200 g Smoked fish
• ½ cup Red palm oil
• 1 Onion
• 2 Scotch bonnet
• 3 tbsp Crayfish powder
• 4 cups Stock
• 2 tsp Salt

Method

1. Cook the meat — Simmer the beef with onion and salt until tender, keeping the stock.
2. Grind the seeds — Grind the melon seeds to a coarse powder and mix with a little water into a thick paste.
3. Heat the palm oil — Warm the palm oil in a pot, then add the blended pepper and onion and fry for 5 minutes.
4. Add the egusi — Drop the melon paste in spoonfuls and let it fry undisturbed for 10 minutes so it forms lumps.
5. Add stock and fish — Pour in the stock with the smoked fish and crayfish and simmer for 20 minutes.
6. Add the greens — Stir in the chopped spinach and cook 5 minutes more.
7. Egusi is ready — Serve with pounded yam or rice.

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