Egusi

Ingredients

• •2 cups Ground Egusi (Melon Seeds)
• •1 cup Palm Oil
• •1 lb Spinach or Bitter Leaf
• •1/2 lb Stockfish
• •1/2 lb Dried Fish
• •3 tbsp Crayfish (Ground)
• •2 tbsp Locust Beans (Iru)
• •1 large Onions
• •3 whole Scotch Bonnet Peppers
• •2 lbs Beef or Goat Meat

Instructions

1. 1

   Soak stockfish 30 mins. Cook meat with onions and stock cubes until tender.

2. 2

   Heat palm oil. Mix egusi with water to form paste, add to oil.

3. 3

   Fry egusi 5-7 minutes stirring constantly until it dries.

4. 4

   Add meat stock, stockfish, dried fish, crayfish, locust beans.

5. 5

   Add peppers, simmer 15-20 minutes. Add meat, simmer 10 mins.

6. 6

   Add chopped spinach. Cook 5 minutes until wilted. Serve with fufu.

Tips

• 💡Don't bleach palm oil.
• 💡Bitter leaf needs multiple washes.
• 💡Soup thickens when cold.