#Update 107: Writing Expedition ✍🏻- DIY: How To Prepare Egusi Soup

Hi friends.. How are you all doing today? Am sure you've been good.. It's another week of the writing expedition and today, I will showing off my culinary skiiks by taking you on how to prepare Egusi soup. This is the most enjoyabke and more interesting topic. Just keep reading;

Definition Of Egusi Soup

Before I proceed with the steps on how to prepare Egusi soup, let's first get to know the definition of it's term. "Egusi Soup" has been a popular West African soup which is being formulated from ground seeds from some plants like dried melons, squash, or gourds. This is a delicious flavorful soup that mostly consists of meat, vegetables, fish, etc. This soup is known mostly for its rich, savory taste, flavor, and creamy texture. Overall, Egusi soup is a hearty and tasteful dish that has held many West African households due to its delicious taste.

Steps On How To Prepare Egusi Soup

Preparing an African Egusi soup is a simple task everyone here can do, including or parents and the kids. Its a very simple, easy, and fast food to prepare. So below here are few steps in preparing this soup;

Ingredients Needed;
• Meat or fish.
• Stockfish.
• Fresh pepper.
• Ofor or Achi.
• Melon.
• Maggi.
• Salt.
• Kpomo.
• Vegetables.

Step 1:

• As you all know that am a student, so I didn't have all the necessary ingredients in preparing this soup, but all the same, it tasted nice. Firstly, I started by washing and cutting my kpomo into bits. I didn't had enough money to purchase meat or fish.

Step 2:
• Next, I boiled warm water and use it to my stockfish very well.

Step 3:
• After washing it, I added both the stockfish and the kpomo into the pot, added a little salt, maggi, and put it on fire.

Step 4:
• While it was boiling, I use that time to put my Egusi into the plate, added a little water and mix well.

Step 5:
• Next, I added my grinded fresh pepper and crayfish and allowed it to steam for a while.

Step 6:
• Then, I added my palm oil and covered the pot for it to heat for few minutes.

Step 7:
• Next, I put my Achi. This ingredients thickens the soup.

Step 8:
• After that, I added my Egusi and waited for the Egusi to boil well. I would have fried the Egusi, but I didn't have enough oil for that. So, I did it this method.

Step 9:
• I peeled and cut my vegetables and added to the soup.

Step 10:
• Lastly, your Egusi soup is ready..!! How does it look guys? Looking sumptuous and tasteful right?😋 This soup goes best with Eba, fufu, rice, pounded yam, etc.

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