To Africans, eating fufu without soup is like chewing water. Do you see how weird that is? Exactly, so that is why we came up with an easy guide on how to make Egusi soup. Enjoy!

Egusi is a popular West African soup that is common in Nigeria because of its deliciousness and healthy properties. It is a one-pot soup made with blended melon seed, pepper, leafy vegetables, and meat/fish. If Egusi doesn’t satisfy your taste buds, then something is wrong. That is how confident Africans are about this soup staple.

Ingredients for making Enjoyable Egusi Soup

• 4 cups of blended melon
• 1 cup of palm oil
• 2 teaspoons of fresh locust beans
• Pepper and salt to taste
• 1 cup of blended onions and fresh chilies
• Blended crayfish
• Cooked meat
• Beef stock
• 3 stock cubes
• Leafy vegetables like spinach or pumpkin leaves

Let’s Make the Soup:

Before we start anything, we need to have our Egusi paste ready, and we do this by mixing the blended Egusi with our beef stock and stirring it until it forms a medium consistency.

In a large pot, heat the palm oil on medium heat for a minute, and then go ahead and add the locust beans. Gently add the beef stock and set on low heat to boil. 

Scoop balls of the Egusi paste mixture and place into the pot to simmer for about 20 – 30 minutes so that the balls can cook for a while. 

Add your meat or fish, stock cubes, and blended crayfish to the pot and allow to cook for 2 minutes.

Stir, taste to check seasoning, and adjust to your preference.

Add your leafy vegetables and in 1 minute you are done.

Your delicious Egusi soup is ready to be served!