Nigerian
Gluten-Free
Egusi Soup
Rich and nutritious melon seed soup, a Nigerian staple.
20m prep + 60m cook
Serves 4
medium
Ingredients
- 2 cups ground egusi (melon seeds)
- 500 g assorted meat
- 2 cups spinach, chopped
- 1/2 cup palm oil
- 2 onions, diced
- 3 scotch bonnet peppers
- 4 cups meat stock
Instructions
1
Season and cook meat until tender, reserve stock.
2
Heat palm oil and fry onions and peppers.
3
Add ground egusi and fry for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
4
Gradually add stock while stirring to avoid lumps.
5
Add cooked meat and simmer for 20 minutes.
6
Add spinach and cook for 5 more minutes.
Nutrition Facts
- Calories
- 420
- Protein
- 25g
- Carbs
- 15g
- Fat
- 28g