Soups & Stews
Egusi soup with spinach
55 min
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Egusi soup with spinach
Ground melon seeds thicken a pepper base into a hearty soup, finished with leafy greens. From Ada's Family Table.
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20 minPreparation
35 minCooking
4Servings
What you’ll need
4 servings
Let’s get cooking
- 1
Blend the peppers and half the onion with a little water. Chop the other half and wash and slice the spinach.
- 2
Warm the palm oil gently in a saucepan. Soften the chopped onion, then add the blended pepper and simmer for 10–12 minutes.
- 3
Mix the egusi with enough water to make a thick paste. Spoon small mounds into the sauce.
- 4
Add the stock around the mounds, cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Stir gently and cook for another 5 minutes.
- 5
Fold in the spinach and cook for 3 minutes. Adjust the salt and serve with swallow.
A little kitchen wisdom
Add greens near the end. Palm oil needs gentle heat; do not heat it until it smokes.
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