Egusi (Melon Soup)

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recipe by Emenere Ette

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 20mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    8
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    705

Egusi soup, also known as Melon soup is a West African dish, native to the south-eastern parts of Nigeria. This soup is usually served with garri (some people will prefer it with poundo yam or fufu or Semolina. Can be eaten with rice. User generated recipes have not been tested by Kenwood.

recipe updated Feb 14, 2023

Ingredients

  • Onion icon
    Onion
    250 g
  • Tomato icon
    Tomato
    400 g
  • Goat loin icon
    Goat loin
    1.75 kg
  • Baby spinach icon
    Baby spinach
    215 g
  • Dried stock fish fillet icon
    Dried stock fish fillet
    175 g
  • All purpose seasoning icon
    All purpose seasoning
    25 g
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    11 g
  • Water icon
    Water
    200 g
  • Hot chili peppers icon
    Hot chili peppers
    35 g
  • Oil icon
    Oil
    280 g
  • Ground crayfish powder icon
    Ground crayfish powder
    30 g
  • Ground egusi icon
    Ground egusi
    320 g

Tools

  • kCook icon kCook Multi
  • kCook icon Large glass bowl
  • kCook icon Kcook bowl
  • kCook icon Heatproof bowl

Step preview

  1. Fit thin slicing disc (4) to direct prep attachment
  2. Fit direct prep attachment to kCook Multi
  3. Turn direct prep attachment to position 2
  4. Slice onion and tomato into a clean large glass bowl with direct prep attachment
  5. Set aside and continue
  6. Fit stir tool to kCook bowl
  7. Add goat loin, dried stock fish fillet, all purpose seasoning , salt and water to the kCook bowl
  8. Fit kCook bowl to kCook Multi
  9. Turn direct prep attachment to position 1
  10. Slice hot chili peppers and onion into the kCook bowl with direct prep attachment
  11. Turn direct prep attachment to position 2
  12. Mix thoroughly until well combined
  13. Attach lid to kCook bowl with filler cap fitted
  14. Cook with filler cap fitted - 20 min, 100°C, speed 1
  15. Transfer content of kCook bowl to heatproof bowl then set aside
  16. Clean kCook bowl
  17. Fit stir tool to kCook bowl
  18. Add oil to the kCook bowl
  19. Fit kCook bowl to kCook Multi
  20. Attach lid to kCook bowl with filler cap fitted
  21. Cook with filler cap fitted - 10 min, 100°C
  22. Remove lid
  23. Add ground crayfish powder to the kCook bowl
  24. Transfer vegetables to kCook bowl
  25. Replace lid
  26. Cook with filler cap removed - 5 min, 120°C, speed 3
  27. Remove lid
  28. Add ground Egusi and ground crayfish powder to the kCook bowl
  29. Replace lid
  30. Cook with filler cap removed - 10 min, 120°C, speed 3
  31. Remove lid
  32. Return meat to kCook bowl
  33. Add all purpose seasoning and salt to the kCook bowl
  34. Stir until well combined
  35. Replace lid
  36. Stir with filler cap fitted - 30 sec, 120°C, speed 4
  37. Cook with filler cap fitted - 9 min 30 sec, 120°C
  38. Remove lid
  39. Add baby spinach to the kCook bowl
  40. Replace lid
  41. Cook with filler cap fitted - 4 min, 100°C, speed 3
  42. Remove lid
  43. Stir until well combined
  44. Serve
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