date: 2020-12-29T16:56:56.941Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/fd733aac4740878c/751x532cq70/egusi-soup-with-chicken-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/fd733aac4740878c/751x532cq70/egusi-soup-with-chicken-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/fd733aac4740878c/751x532cq70/egusi-soup-with-chicken-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Iva Burgess ratingvalue: 4.2 reviewcount: 27284 recipeingredient: - " Egusi" - " Chicken" - " Bitterleaves" - " Salt" - " Royco seasoning" - " Pounded yam" - " Achi" - " Pepper" - " Crayfish" - " Palmoil" recipeinstructions: - "Season and boil the chicken.rewash the bitterleaf to reduce the bitterness." - "Add more water to the boiled chicken,bring it to boil and the egusi and stir cook very well stir in achi and stir in very well and dissolve lumps." - "After 10minutes,put in crayfish,royco seasoning,salt,pepper, still keep boiling it and rinse in the bitterleaves." - "Serve with pounded yam" categories: - Recipe tags: - egusi - soup - with katakunci: egusi soup with nutrition: 127 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT27M" cooktime: "PT45M" recipeyield: "2" recipecategory: Dinner ---  Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we're going to make a special dish, egusi soup with chicken. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious. Egusi soup with chicken is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. Egusi soup with chicken is something which I've loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic. Nigerian EGUSI soup is one soup everybody in Nigeria loves and this recipe of EGUSI soup is a winner, any day and anytime. Egusi soup is an exotic hearty food that will satisfy your taste buds. Egusi soup, also called melon soup (because the Egusi seeds come from a melon of the same name! It is arguably the most popular Nigerian soup, especially in the Southern part of that country. To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook egusi soup with chicken using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that. ##### The ingredients needed to make Egusi soup with chicken: 1. Prepare Egusi 1. Take Chicken 1. Make ready Bitterleaves 1. Prepare Salt 1. Get Royco seasoning 1. Prepare Pounded yam 1. Make ready Achi 1. Take Pepper 1. Get Crayfish 1. Take Palmoil I also used chicken stock in lieu of water. Egusi Soup (with lumps) - a highly indulgent exotic soup popular in most West African countries made with egusi seeds added with chicken, crayfish and smoked fish or depending on one's personal preference. A soup that is hearty and oozing with earthy flavors! Egusi Soup (Caking Method): I also call this one the Egusi Before Oil method. ##### Instructions to make Egusi soup with chicken: 1. Season and boil the chicken.rewash the bitterleaf to reduce the bitterness. 1. Add more water to the boiled chicken,bring it to boil and the egusi and stir cook very well stir in achi and stir in very well and dissolve lumps. 1. After 10minutes,put in crayfish,royco seasoning,salt,pepper, still keep boiling it and rinse in the bitterleaves. 1. Serve with pounded yam A soup that is hearty and oozing with earthy flavors! Egusi Soup (Caking Method): I also call this one the Egusi Before Oil method. No frying is involved, making is a healthier way to prepare Egusi Soup. If you use chicken, please do not use dry fish and stockfish because those two cannot co-exist with chicken in the same Nigerian pot. 😉. Egusi soup is unarguably the most popular Nigerian soup. So that's going to wrap it up for this exceptional food egusi soup with chicken recipe. Thanks so much for your time. I am sure that you can make this at home. There's gonna be interesting food in home recipes coming up. Don't forget to bookmark this page in your browser, and share it to your loved ones, friends and colleague. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!