Egusi ( with bitter leaves)

Egusi with Bitter leaves

Ingredient

1 cup blended egusi
¼ cup blended crayfish
¼ cup dried bitter leaves (Ewuro)
2 cups finely chopped spinach*
2 cubes Maggi or Knorr (bullion cube)
1tsp dried pepper
¼ cup palm oil + 2Tspn groundnut oil
Choice of meat and fish – precooked (Oxtail, tripe, beef, goat meat, stock fish and dried fish)
Salt to taste
*I used YU-choy in mine instead of spinach, it holds color better and has less water, reminds of shoko.


Direction

• Set a medium pot on Medium heat; add in the palm + groundnut oil. Heat up the oil for 3mins

• Combine the egusi and blended crayfish, add in ¼ cup of water, and mix with a spoon until you have a thick paste.

• With a teaspoon, ball up the egusi and drop into the oil bits at a time until all your egusi is in the oil.

• Add ½ cup water to the pot, do not mix. Cover the pot and leave to cook for 5-6mins

**If using dried bitter leaves, boil some water and pour it over the leaves to soften it**

• Add in the bullion cubes, dried pepper and precooked meat to the Egusi. Mix and taste for seasoning, then add in salt as needed. Cover and cook for another 3mins

• Add in your bitter leaves and spinach. Stir. Cook for another 6-8mins

Your soup is ready, serve with your choice of OKELE. EnJoY!!

Did you Know; to get perfectly round egusi balls in your soup, you can add in 1 egg to every 1 cup of egusi, the result is perfect egusi balls and you will never know the egg was added. 
 
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