Egusi Soup
Nigeria's beloved melon seed soup, with clumpy egusi, assorted meats, smoked fish and periwinkles in a rich palm oil base.
Time55 min
Serves6
LevelMedium
Steps9
Cook it step by step in Jollopot9 guided steps, 6 built-in timers, scaled for your household.
Get early accessWhat goes in
- Goat meat (or preferred meat)
- Blended egusi (melon seeds)
- Uziza leaf
- Ugwu (pumpkin leaves)
- Ground crayfish
- Cow skin (ponmo)
- Stockfish
- Smoked fish
- Periwinkles
- Onions
- Fresh pepper (scotch bonnet)
- Palm oil
- Bouillon cube
- Salt
Exact quantities, swaps and buy links are in the app.
Cost per plate
Lagos₦2,750
London£3.52
Houston$5.11
TorontoC$6.27
Estimated from typical shop prices. Set your own prices in the app.
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Also fits: no pork, no chicken or turkey, halal.
