date: 2020-08-24T03:28:11.597Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/ac8f213510220d9e/751x532cq70/pounded-yam-and-egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/ac8f213510220d9e/751x532cq70/pounded-yam-and-egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/ac8f213510220d9e/751x532cq70/pounded-yam-and-egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Andre Jenkins ratingvalue: 4.3 reviewcount: 14050 recipeingredient: - " Tuber of yam" - "leaf Bitter" - " Egusi" - " Pepper" - " Tomato" - " Onions" - " Beef" - " Assorted meat" - " Maggi" - " Salt" - " Groundnut oil" recipeinstructions: - "For the pounded yam, peel and wash tuber of yam, dice into large chunks add water in a pot and allow to boil. When yam is soft, strain out excess water and keep aside. Put boiled yam (preferrably little by little) in a mortar and pound with pestle until soft and no evidence of lumps. Add little water (from excess water drained from yam) if Yam gets sticky and hard to pound. After getting soft lumpless texture, mould into a ball and put in Santana(transparent leather)." - "For the Egusi soup, boil beef and assorted meat and set aside (keep stock for later). Cut bitter leaf and wash thoroughly. Blend pepper onions and tomatoes and add groundnut oil to fry to make stew. Add water and beef stock to fried stew, add assorted meat and beef, Maggi, salt, to taste then cover and allow to boil for 10 mins. Add Egusi and also allow to cook for 10 mins then finally your bitter leaf goes in for 5 mins. Your Egusi soup is done" categories: - Recipe tags: - pounded - yam - and katakunci: pounded yam and nutrition: 114 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT34M" cooktime: "PT30M" recipeyield: "3" recipecategory: Dinner ---  Hey everyone, it's John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we're going to prepare a distinctive dish, pounded yam and egusi soup. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious. Learn how to make Nigeria's most popular soup Egusi. Pounded Yam is a staple in many West African homes, but it is not usually eaten by itself, it is often paired with many delicious African soups, and stews. Other food in the swallow group includes fufu - made from cassava flour, Eba, Amala, and more. Peel, wash and boil yam till its well cooked, pound, mold into balls and set aside. Pounded Yam And Egusi Soup is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It's easy, it's fast, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. Pounded Yam And Egusi Soup is something which I have loved my entire life. To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook pounded yam and egusi soup using 11 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook that. ##### The ingredients needed to make Pounded Yam And Egusi Soup: 1. Prepare Tuber of yam 1. Get leaf Bitter 1. Prepare Egusi 1. Get Pepper 1. Prepare Tomato 1. Make ready Onions 1. Make ready Beef 1. Take Assorted meat 1. Prepare Maggi 1. Get Salt 1. Make ready Groundnut oil Pounded yam is one of the many yam recipes in Nigeria. it is very delicious and also very popular. I like it best when it is served with egusi soup. Most folks outside the shores of Nigeria are yet to completely grasp the idea behind pounding yam. Melon soup also known as egusi soup is a popular soup recipe in the Western part of Africa. ##### Steps to make Pounded Yam And Egusi Soup: 1. For the pounded yam, peel and wash tuber of yam, dice into large chunks add water in a pot and allow to boil. When yam is soft, strain out excess water and keep aside. Put boiled yam (preferrably little by little) in a mortar and pound with pestle until soft and no evidence of lumps. Add little water (from excess water drained from yam) if Yam gets sticky and hard to pound. After getting soft lumpless texture, mould into a ball and put in Santana(transparent leather). 1. For the Egusi soup, boil beef and assorted meat and set aside (keep stock for later). Cut bitter leaf and wash thoroughly. Blend pepper onions and tomatoes and add groundnut oil to fry to make stew. Add water and beef stock to fried stew, add assorted meat and beef, Maggi, salt, to taste then cover and allow to boil for 10 mins. Add Egusi and also allow to cook for 10 mins then finally your bitter leaf goes in for 5 mins. Your Egusi soup is done Most folks outside the shores of Nigeria are yet to completely grasp the idea behind pounding yam. Melon soup also known as egusi soup is a popular soup recipe in the Western part of Africa. This soup is best served with pounded yam, fufu or eba. Egusi soup and pounded yam is such a mouthwatering and appetising dish to behold. Nigerian Soups are those special sauces that accompany the major Nigerian food commonly known as Fufu. So that is going to wrap it up with this exceptional food pounded yam and egusi soup recipe. Thank you very much for your time. I'm sure that you will make this at home. There's gonna be interesting food in home recipes coming up. Remember to save this page in your browser, and share it to your family, friends and colleague. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!