Egusi Soup

Ingredients

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• 2 cups ground melon seeds (egusi)
• 1/3 cup palm oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 6 cups spinach or ugu leaves, chopped
• 2 cups beef or dried fish, cooked
• 2 tbsp crayfish
• 5 cups stock or water
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground pepper

Let’s make it

1. Mix the egusi with a little water into a thick paste and set aside.
2. Heat palm oil, sauté onion, then stir in tomato paste, crayfish, salt, pepper, and stock.
3. Drop in spoonfuls of the egusi paste, cover, and simmer 15 minutes until it sets.
4. Add the cooked beef or fish and the greens; cook 5 to 7 minutes more.
5. Serve hot with swallow, rice, or boiled yam.