Ingredients for Title:egusi soup and vegetable soup
- Egusi small portion of about a handful
- 100 Pepper divide into two
- Seasoning cube 6pcs
- Ugwu pumpkin leaf #150 divide into two
- Smoked panla #200 divide into two
- Bitter leaf #100
- 300 Fresh fish shawa divide into two
- 200 Ponmo divide into two
- 50 Onion
Cooking Instructions for making Title:egusi soup and vegetable soup
For the egusi: blend the egusi mix it water and set aside
Then wash and blend the pepper to a medium smooth, then slice the ugwu and divide into two and make on portion of it to be plenty than the other and set aside
Wash ur ponmo and fresh fish, and also debone the smoked panla and also divide into two and set them aside
Boil ur ponmo with salt and seasoning cube I usually do this to give the ponmo a better taste cos ponmo do not have this sweetness
Then wen the ponmo is well cooked and the water is on a medium level, then portion in the egusi mix as if u are portioning akara(beans cake) into the ponmo stock, and leave till the water is about drying out add water little by little to cook up the egusi this should take about 5mins
Then add in palm oil and pepper seasoning cubes and add in fresh fish, one portion of the smoked fish, ponmo, allow to cook up then add in your pumpkin leaf and allow to cook for some mins and turn off the heat
Wash your bitter leaf and set aside with the plenty separated ugwu
For the vegetable soup: in a pot add in the palm oil allow it to get hot add in onoin allow it to cook a bit then add in pepper cook for 3mins, add in seasoning cube,salt fish,smoke fish,ponmo allow to cook up till the fresh fish is well done remove the fresh fish and set aside.
Then bring out ur ready washed bitter leaf and ur pumpkin leaf and pour them into the cooing stew stir and allow to steam up for some mins and check for taste and add in the fish then turn off the heat it ready to serve
Enjoy yours truly vickytee’s spice and delicacies
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