Name: Nigerian Egusi Soup By All Nigerian Foods
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Nigerian Recipes
Ingredients: 2 kg Meat of choice (beef, chicken turkey, goat meat, or assorted meat); 4 cups of egusi (melon); 2 Dry fish (about two medium sizes); 1 cup of ground crayfish; 1 cup 1 cup of Ground Osu; a good quantity of washed bitterleaf; 3 cubes of knorr; 250 ml of palm oil; 2 l of water; Salt and pepper to taste.; 1 medium size Stock fish head (okporoko) (optional); Ogiri or dawadawa or opkei (local ingredients) optional

RatingDifficultyIntermediate

Nigerian Egusi Soup By All Nigerian Foods

Yields3 Servings

Prep Time20 minsCook Time50 minsTotal Time1 hr 10 mins

This is a comprehensive recipe for the best kind – egusi soup with lumps… the kind you only get to eat when you visit a 5-star restaurant or hotel 😀

Egusi (melon) soup is the most popular of all Nigerian soup. On this page, I also included a video recipe for this soup and then a list of some other Nigerian soups that are in the same category as this yummy soup.

2 kg Meat of choice (beef, chicken turkey, goat meat, or assorted meat)

4 cups of egusi (melon)

2 Dry fish (about two medium sizes)

1 cup of ground crayfish

1 cup 1 cup of Ground Osu(optional)

a good quantity of washed bitterleaf

3 cubes of knorrmaggi or other natural sweetener

250 ml of palm oil

2 l of water

Salt and pepper to taste.

1 medium size Stock fish head (okporoko) (optional)

Ogiri or dawadawa or opkei (local ingredients) optional