date: 2020-09-01T08:13:34.944Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/4e5efc54b79f3b97/751x532cq70/pounded-yam-and-egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/4e5efc54b79f3b97/751x532cq70/pounded-yam-and-egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/4e5efc54b79f3b97/751x532cq70/pounded-yam-and-egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Mae Simon ratingvalue: 4.5 reviewcount: 22881 recipeingredient: - " Yam" - " Palm oil" - " Spinach" - " Egusi" - " Meat" - " Seasoning" - " Spices" - " Onions" - " Blended scotch bonnet" recipeinstructions: - "Peel yam and boil in water until soft" - "Pound in a clean mortar until it gets sticky" - "For your egusi soup, wash meat and add to cooking pot, add a desired amount of water, spices, onions and seasoning. Cook until soft" - "In another pot, add palm oil and onions fry lightly then add blended scotch bonnet and fry for another 5minutes" - "Add spices, seasoning and onions, then grind your egusi, add a little amount of water and form a thick paste. Drop tiny balls of egusi into pot until it finishes. Cover and allow for 5mins" - "Then add meat stock and meat stir and allow for a minute. Wash spinach and chop into tiny bits then add to pot. Cook at a very low heat for 4-5minutes and serve" categories: - Recipe tags: - pounded - yam - and katakunci: pounded yam and nutrition: 291 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT16M" cooktime: "PT37M" recipeyield: "4" recipecategory: Dessert ---  Hello everybody, hope you're having an amazing day today. Today, I'm gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, pounded yam and egusi soup. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I'm gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious. Pounded yam and egusi soup is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It's enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Pounded yam and egusi soup is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful. 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. Egusi soup is popular in Western Africa. To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have pounded yam and egusi soup using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that. ##### The ingredients needed to make Pounded yam and egusi soup: 1. Make ready Yam 1. Prepare Palm oil 1. Prepare Spinach 1. Take Egusi 1. Prepare Meat 1. Prepare Seasoning 1. Make ready Spices 1. Get Onions 1. Prepare Blended scotch bonnet 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. Egusi soup is unarguably the most popular Nigerian soup. ##### Instructions to make Pounded yam and egusi soup: 1. Peel yam and boil in water until soft 1. Pound in a clean mortar until it gets sticky 1. For your egusi soup, wash meat and add to cooking pot, add a desired amount of water, spices, onions and seasoning. Cook until soft 1. In another pot, add palm oil and onions fry lightly then add blended scotch bonnet and fry for another 5minutes 1. Add spices, seasoning and onions, then grind your egusi, add a little amount of water and form a thick paste. Drop tiny balls of egusi into pot until it finishes. Cover and allow for 5mins 1. Then add meat stock and meat stir and allow for a minute. Wash spinach and chop into tiny bits then add to pot. Cook at a very low heat for 4-5minutes and serve Egusi soup and pounded yam is such a mouthwatering and appetising dish to behold. Egusi soup is unarguably the most popular Nigerian soup. In my few years as a food blogger and Nigerian food lover, I have learned that different recipes exist across different Nigerian ethnic groups. The Yorubas make efo elegusi while the Igbos make ofe egusi, all with similar ingredients but with. Pounded Yam is one of the Nigerian fufu recipes that is made from boiled and pounded white yam. So that is going to wrap it up with this special food pounded yam and egusi soup recipe. Thanks so much for your time. I'm sure you can make this at home. There is gonna be more interesting food at home recipes coming up. Remember to bookmark this page in your browser, and share it to your family, friends and colleague. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!