{"id":1142,"slug":"egusi-soup","title":"Egusi soup","description":"Egusi Soup is a Nigerian soup made from ground melon seeds (egusi), vegetables, meat, and fish. Some versions include tomatoes, which add a richer flavour and deeper colour to the soup. It is commonly served with pounded yam, eba, fufu, or semolina.","ingredients_raw":["2 cups ground egusi (melon seeds)","½ cup red palm oil","500g assorted meats(goat, beef, tripe)","200g soaked stockfish","2 cups fresh spinach or bitter leaf","3 tbsp ground crayfish","2 scotch bonnet peppers, blended","1 large onion","3 seasoning cubes","Salt to taste"],"ingredients_norm":["ground egusi","red palm oil","assorted meat","soaked stockfish","fresh spinach or bitter leaf","ground crayfish","scotch bonnet peppers blended","onion","seasoning cube","salt"],"steps":["Cook seasoned assorted meats and stockfish. Reserve the stock.","Heat palm oil. Fry sliced onion for 1 mins. Add blended pepper and fry for 10 mins.","Mix egusi with a little water to form a thick paste. Drop in spoonfuls — do not stir yet. Cover and cook 10 mins.","Gently stir egusi into the sauce, breaking up any lumps. Cook another 10 mins.","Add meats, stockfish, crayfish, and meat stock. Simmer 15 mins.","Add cleaned bitter leaf or spinach. Stir in and cook 5 more minutes.","Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.","Allow to Cook until flavors combine well"],"categories":["Nigerian recipes","African recipes"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":60,"servings":"4-5 servings","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Egusi_soup","source_ref":"4639181","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Egusi_soup&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"71fa31b44561a7f591c75aaee80c78968136ea2ee89cb2b9a6da438eec9b5ead","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:01Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:01Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/egusi-soup"}