Name: Seafood Beniseed Soup – Nigerian Sesame Seed Stew By Yummy Medley
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Nigerian Recipes
Ingredients: 1 and a quarter cup sesame seeds; 4 pounds or 1.8 kg of seafood (2lbs crabs, 1lb shrimp, 1 lb clams); A half pound or 226 grams of dried/ smoked seafood (I used dried smoked shrimp); 2 cups of chopped spinach; 2 cups of seafood stock; 1 large onion (sliced); 4 plum tomatoes; 2 scotch bonnet peppers (chopped); A quarter cup of palm oil; 3 tbsp ground crayfish; 3 shrimp bullion; salt to taste

RatingDifficultyBeginner

Seafood Beniseed Soup – Nigerian Sesame Seed Stew By Yummy Medley

Yields8 Servings

Prep Time15 minsCook Time45 minsTotal Time1 hr

Beniseed or sesame seed, makes one of the most delicious Nigerian stews ever, locally known as beniseed soup. Beniseed soup is a stew very similar in consistency to other nut or seed soups popular in Nigeria, but with its own distinct taste.

1 and a quarter cup sesame seeds

4 pounds or 1.8 kg of seafood (2lbs crabs, 1lb shrimp, 1 lb clams)

A half pound or 226 grams of dried/ smoked seafood (I used dried smoked shrimp)

2 cups of chopped spinach

2 cups of seafood stock

1 large onion (sliced)

4 plum tomatoes

2 scotch bonnet peppers (chopped)

A quarter cup of palm oil

3 tbsp ground crayfish

3 shrimp bullion

salt to taste

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CategoryStews, Breakfast, Dinner, LunchCuisineNigerian Recipes, West African RecipesCooking MethodStewsTags#africanbeniseed, #africansesameseedsrecipe, #beniseed, #beniseedrecipe, #beniseedsoup, #beniseedstews, #nigerianbeniseedrecipe, #popularbeniseedrecipe, #sesameseedstews

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