EGUSI UZIZA SOUP

Egusi soup can be made and enjoyed in different ways, adding this Uziza vegetable to Egusi soup brings a unique kind of flavour to this soup. You should try it!  Now I add Uziza to Okra soup, and Ogbono soup....it's always so yummy! As a yoruba babe I mainly grew up with leaves like Soko, Tete, Ugu, Ewedu etc...so right now I'm excited to try out vegetables that other tribes cook with!

INGREDIENTS

1 Cup Blended Melon

1 tbs Palm Oil

Uziza

1 tbs Locust Beans

1 medium sized Onion

2 cups Water

2 Seasoning Cubes

2 Chopped habanero Pepper 

1 cup Stock

Ugu vegetable

1 tsp Salt

1 tbs Crayfish

Chicken

Turkey

1 tsp Yellow Pepper

4 medium sized Smoked panla fish

PREPARATION

• Add melon, onion, water and fresh pepper in a blender. Blend till it forms a thick paste.
• In a pot, add water, chicken/turkey, ponmo,yellow pepper, stock, smoked panla fish, crayfish, chopped pepper, palm oil and allow to boil for 15 minutes.
• Now scoop little bits of the melon paste into the pot, don't stir it together, cover and allow to cook for 10 minutes.
• Next add the ugu leaves and uziza, mix together and allow to cook for 5 minutes. You will notice the oil starts to float a bit to the top. That's when it is ready to eat!

Serve and enjoy with Eba, Semo, Pounded Yam or even Rice!