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Chicken Egusi Soup
Creamy egusi soup cooked with chicken. A Nigerian favorite served with any swallow.
Total Time
75 min
Servings
8
Prep Time
25 min
Ingredients
- 1 kg chicken pieces
- 2 cups ground egusi (melon seeds)
- 300ml palm oil
- 500g spinach or bitter leaf
- 3 tablespoons crayfish
- 2 scotch bonnet peppers
- Locust beans (iru)
- Seasoning and salt
- Stockfish (optional)
Nutrition Facts
580
Calories
42g
Protein
12g
Carbs
42g
Fat
Instructions
- 1
Cook chicken with seasoning until tender. Reserve stock.
- 2
Mix egusi with a little water to form a paste.
- 3
Heat palm oil in a pot, add locust beans and peppers.
- 4
Add the egusi paste and fry, stirring for 10 minutes.
- 5
Add chicken stock gradually and stir.
- 6
Add crayfish, seasoning, and cooked chicken.
- 7
Simmer for 15 minutes, add washed vegetables.
- 8
Cook for 5 more minutes and serve with pounded yam.