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Simple Way to Prepare Perfect Egusi and bitterleaf soup

date: 2020-06-05T12:26:33.294Z
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author: Randy Adams
ratingvalue: 4.9
reviewcount: 47016
recipeingredient:
- " Melonegusi" - " Washed Bitterleaf ewuro" - " Soft Ponmo" - " Shredded smoked fish" - " Beef" - " Meat stock" - " Locust bean iru" - " Onions" - "cubes Seasoning" - " Salt" - " Thyme" - " Palm oil"
recipeinstructions:
- "In a pot, add ur beef, some onions, seasonings and little water. Leave to boil till soft." - "In another pot, add ur palm oil and onions, fry for 20sec. Add the locust bean and fry for few seconds as well... The aroma is so satisfying 😍" - "In a small bowl, pour in the melon and mix with lukewarm water. The mixture should be thick. Start adding to ur palm oil as if u are frying akara😀. This should be done on very low heat. After few seconds mix the melon with the palm oil properly and leave to fry for another minute." - "Add in ur pepper(roughly blended or chopped), then ur meat stock. Cover to boil for 2 mins and add in ur orisirisi i e ur meat, and the likes with seasoning and little salt. Cover to cook for about 15-25 mins on medium heat." - "When the water in almost dried up,add in ur washed bitterleaf (easiest way of washing is to boil for roughly 5 mins and rinse. This will reduce the bitterness a lot). Leave to cook for another 10mins.Check for taste and adjust where necessary Ur tasty soup is ready." - "Serve with any swallow of ur choice. Enjoy👌."
categories:
- Recipe
tags:
- egusi - and - bitterleaf
katakunci: egusi and bitterleaf
nutrition: 282 calories
recipecuisine: American
preptime: "PT27M"
cooktime: "PT35M"
recipeyield: "3"
recipecategory: Lunch

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Hey everyone, it's Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, egusi and bitterleaf soup. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Egusi and bitterleaf soup is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it's fast, it tastes yummy. They're fine and they look fantastic. Egusi and bitterleaf soup is something that I've loved my whole life.

Fill Your Cart With Color today! Egusi Soup is a Nigerian Soup which is made with melon seeds and enriched with spices and vegetables. It can be prepared with leafy vegetables, such as ugwu (fluted pumpkin leaves), bitter leaf, spinach and the likes. Below is my grandma's favorite, a recipe prepared with bitter leaf.


To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have egusi and bitterleaf soup using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.



##### The ingredients needed to make Egusi and bitterleaf soup:

1. Make ready Melon(egusi) 1. Get Washed Bitterleaf (ewuro) 1. Make ready Soft Ponmo 1. Prepare Shredded smoked fish 1. Make ready Beef 1. Get Meat stock 1. Prepare Locust bean (iru) 1. Take Onions 1. Make ready cubes Seasoning 1. Get Salt 1. Take Thyme 1. Get Palm oil

How to cook egusi soup with bitter leaf. Here is how to cook egusi soup with bitter leaf Egusi soup cooked with sweet-bitter leaf is one Nigerian soup that gets better with age. This soup tastes better after a few days and it just remains fresh even after warming. I call it sweet-bitter leaf because I can't stand that bitter taste so I ensure it is all squeezed out until the sweet taste.



##### Instructions to make Egusi and bitterleaf soup:

1. In a pot, add ur beef, some onions, seasonings and little water. Leave to boil till soft. 1. In another pot, add ur palm oil and onions, fry for 20sec. Add the locust bean and fry for few seconds as well... The aroma is so satisfying 😍 1. In a small bowl, pour in the melon and mix with lukewarm water. The mixture should be thick. Start adding to ur palm oil as if u are frying akara😀. This should be done on very low heat. After few seconds mix the melon with the palm oil properly and leave to fry for another minute. 1. Add in ur pepper(roughly blended or chopped), then ur meat stock. Cover to boil for 2 mins and add in ur orisirisi i e ur meat, and the likes with seasoning and little salt. Cover to cook for about 15-25 mins on medium heat. 1. When the water in almost dried up,add in ur washed bitterleaf (easiest way of washing is to boil for roughly 5 mins and rinse. This will reduce the bitterness a lot). Leave to cook for another 10mins.Check for taste and adjust where necessary Ur tasty soup is ready. 1. Serve with any swallow of ur choice. Enjoy👌.

This soup tastes better after a few days and it just remains fresh even after warming. I call it sweet-bitter leaf because I can't stand that bitter taste so I ensure it is all squeezed out until the sweet taste. Add the already washed bitter leaves, one spoon of ground dawadawa (local ingredients), taste for salt and pepper. This is how you make the best Egusi soup with lumps, the kind you only find in posh restaurants and eateries. Bitter leaves tone down the sweetness of Egusi Soup for me.

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