date: 2020-11-15T14:45:42.741Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/4e5efc54b79f3b97/751x532cq70/pounded-yam-and-egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/4e5efc54b79f3b97/751x532cq70/pounded-yam-and-egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/4e5efc54b79f3b97/751x532cq70/pounded-yam-and-egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Elizabeth Byrd ratingvalue: 4.9 reviewcount: 4009 recipeingredient: - " Yam" - " Palm oil" - " Spinach" - " Egusi" - " Meat" - " Seasoning" - " Spices" - " Onions" - " Blended scotch bonnet" recipeinstructions: - "Peel yam and boil in water until soft" - "Pound in a clean mortar until it gets sticky" - "For your egusi soup, wash meat and add to cooking pot, add a desired amount of water, spices, onions and seasoning. Cook until soft" - "In another pot, add palm oil and onions fry lightly then add blended scotch bonnet and fry for another 5minutes" - "Add spices, seasoning and onions, then grind your egusi, add a little amount of water and form a thick paste. Drop tiny balls of egusi into pot until it finishes. Cover and allow for 5mins" - "Then add meat stock and meat stir and allow for a minute. Wash spinach and chop into tiny bits then add to pot. Cook at a very low heat for 4-5minutes and serve" categories: - Recipe tags: - pounded - yam - and katakunci: pounded yam and nutrition: 183 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT11M" cooktime: "PT54M" recipeyield: "3" recipecategory: Dessert ---  Hey everyone, hope you're having an amazing day today. Today, we're going to make a special dish, pounded yam and egusi soup. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious. Learn how to make Nigeria's most popular soup Egusi. Pounded Yam is a staple in many West African homes, but it is not usually eaten by itself, it is often paired with many delicious African soups, and stews. Other food in the swallow group includes fufu - made from cassava flour, Eba, Amala, and more. Peel, wash and boil yam till its well cooked, pound, mold into balls and set aside. Pounded yam and egusi soup is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is easy, it's fast, it tastes yummy. It's appreciated by millions daily. They are fine and they look wonderful. Pounded yam and egusi soup is something that I've loved my whole life. To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook pounded yam and egusi soup using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it. ##### The ingredients needed to make Pounded yam and egusi soup: 1. Make ready Yam 1. Get Palm oil 1. Get Spinach 1. Get Egusi 1. Prepare Meat 1. Prepare Seasoning 1. Take Spices 1. Make ready Onions 1. Take Blended scotch bonnet Pounded yam is one of the many yam recipes in Nigeria. it is very delicious and also very popular. I like it best when it is served with egusi soup. Most folks outside the shores of Nigeria are yet to completely grasp the idea behind pounding yam. Melon soup also known as egusi soup is a popular soup recipe in the Western part of Africa. ##### Instructions to make Pounded yam and egusi soup: 1. Peel yam and boil in water until soft 1. Pound in a clean mortar until it gets sticky 1. For your egusi soup, wash meat and add to cooking pot, add a desired amount of water, spices, onions and seasoning. Cook until soft 1. In another pot, add palm oil and onions fry lightly then add blended scotch bonnet and fry for another 5minutes 1. Add spices, seasoning and onions, then grind your egusi, add a little amount of water and form a thick paste. Drop tiny balls of egusi into pot until it finishes. Cover and allow for 5mins 1. Then add meat stock and meat stir and allow for a minute. Wash spinach and chop into tiny bits then add to pot. Cook at a very low heat for 4-5minutes and serve Most folks outside the shores of Nigeria are yet to completely grasp the idea behind pounding yam. Melon soup also known as egusi soup is a popular soup recipe in the Western part of Africa. This soup is best served with pounded yam, fufu or eba. Egusi soup and pounded yam is such a mouthwatering and appetising dish to behold. Nigerian Soups are those special sauces that accompany the major Nigerian food commonly known as Fufu. So that's going to wrap it up with this special food pounded yam and egusi soup recipe. Thanks so much for reading. I'm sure that you will make this at home. There's gonna be interesting food at home recipes coming up. Remember to save this page in your browser, and share it to your loved ones, friends and colleague. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!