Name: Nigerian Egusi Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 135 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: For the Beef and Stock:; 1 pound (450g) bone-in or boneless beef chuck roast, cut into 2-inch pieces; 1 medium red onion (about 6 ounces; 175g), thinly sliced; 2 tablespoons ground crayfish; 2 teaspoons (6g) Diamond Crystal kosher salt, plus more to taste; for table salt use half as much by volume or the same weight; 1/2 teaspoon Nigerian red dry pepper; For the Egusi Soup:; 1 medium red onion (about 6 ounces; 175g), roughly chopped; 1/2 fresh habanero or Scotch bonnet pepper, stemmed (optional); 2 cups (10 ounces; 300g) ground egusi seeds (see note); 3/4 cup unrefined red palm oil (5 1/4 ounces; 150g), such as Obiji; Kosher salt and Nigerian red dry pepper; 1 teaspoon ground crayfish; 3 1/2 ounces (100g) fresh pumpkin leaves, amaranth greens, or kale, rinsed and finely chopped; 3 1/2 ounces (100g) fresh waterleaf or spinach, rinsed and finely chopped; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh or dried bitter leaf or fresh dandelion greens

Ingredients

(Servings: 6 servings)

1 pound (450g) bone-in or boneless beef chuck roast, cut into 2-inch pieces

1 medium red onion (about 6 ounces; 175g), thinly sliced

2 tablespoons ground crayfish

2 teaspoons (6g) Diamond Crystal kosher salt, plus more to taste; for table salt use half as much by volume or the same weight

1/2 teaspoon Nigerian red dry pepper

1 medium red onion (about 6 ounces; 175g), roughly chopped

1/2 fresh habanero or Scotch bonnet pepper, stemmed (optional)

2 cups (10 ounces; 300g) ground egusi seeds (see note)

3/4 cup unrefined red palm oil (5 1/4 ounces; 150g), such as Obiji

Kosher salt and Nigerian red dry pepper

1 teaspoon ground crayfish

3 1/2 ounces (100g) fresh pumpkin leaves, amaranth greens, or kale, rinsed and finely chopped

3 1/2 ounces (100g) fresh waterleaf or spinach, rinsed and finely chopped

1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh or dried bitter leaf or fresh dandelion greens

Nigerian Egusi Soup

Ingredients

For The Beef And Stock

For The Egusi Soup

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Nigerian Egusi Soup

Ingredients

For The Beef And Stock

For The Egusi Soup

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Nutrition Facts Nutrition facts are based on 1 serving. If servings is not specified, 4 is assumed for the total recipe.

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