date: 2020-12-19T13:57:18.539Z 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: Sarah Schwartz ratingvalue: 4.5 reviewcount: 17898 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: 228 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT31M" cooktime: "PT57M" recipeyield: "3" recipecategory: Lunch ---  Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I'm gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, pounded yam and egusi soup. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious. Pounded yam and egusi soup is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It's simple, it's quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look wonderful. Pounded yam and egusi soup is something that I've loved my whole life. 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. To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook pounded yam and egusi soup using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that. ##### The ingredients needed to make Pounded yam and egusi soup: 1. Get Yam 1. Prepare Palm oil 1. Make ready Spinach 1. Take Egusi 1. Get Meat 1. Get Seasoning 1. Get Spices 1. Get Onions 1. Get 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 is going to wrap it up with this exceptional food pounded yam and egusi soup recipe. Thank you very much for your time. I am sure that you will make this at home. There is gonna be more interesting food in home recipes coming up. Don't forget to save this page in your browser, and share it to your family, colleague and friends. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!