date: 2020-08-13T07:16:35.079Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/ac8f213510220d9e/751x532cq70/pounded-yam-and-egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/ac8f213510220d9e/751x532cq70/pounded-yam-and-egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/ac8f213510220d9e/751x532cq70/pounded-yam-and-egusi-soup-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Nicholas Baker ratingvalue: 4.4 reviewcount: 42143 recipeingredient: - " Tuber of yam" - "leaf Bitter" - " Egusi" - " Pepper" - " Tomato" - " Onions" - " Beef" - " Assorted meat" - " Maggi" - " Salt" - " Groundnut oil" recipeinstructions: - "For the pounded yam, peel and wash tuber of yam, dice into large chunks add water in a pot and allow to boil. When yam is soft, strain out excess water and keep aside. Put boiled yam (preferrably little by little) in a mortar and pound with pestle until soft and no evidence of lumps. Add little water (from excess water drained from yam) if Yam gets sticky and hard to pound. After getting soft lumpless texture, mould into a ball and put in Santana(transparent leather)." - "For the Egusi soup, boil beef and assorted meat and set aside (keep stock for later). Cut bitter leaf and wash thoroughly. Blend pepper onions and tomatoes and add groundnut oil to fry to make stew. Add water and beef stock to fried stew, add assorted meat and beef, Maggi, salt, to taste then cover and allow to boil for 10 mins. Add Egusi and also allow to cook for 10 mins then finally your bitter leaf goes in for 5 mins. Your Egusi soup is done" categories: - Recipe tags: - pounded - yam - and katakunci: pounded yam and nutrition: 291 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT24M" cooktime: "PT53M" recipeyield: "1" recipecategory: Dessert ---  Hello everybody, I hope you're having an amazing day today. Today, we're going to prepare a special dish, pounded yam and egusi soup. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious. Pounded Yam And Egusi Soup is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It's appreciated by millions every day. Pounded Yam And Egusi Soup is something which I've loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful. 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 11 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you can achieve it. ##### The ingredients needed to make Pounded Yam And Egusi Soup: 1. Take Tuber of yam 1. Take leaf Bitter 1. Get Egusi 1. Take Pepper 1. Make ready Tomato 1. Make ready Onions 1. Prepare Beef 1. Make ready Assorted meat 1. Make ready Maggi 1. Take Salt 1. Take Groundnut oil 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. For the pounded yam, peel and wash tuber of yam, dice into large chunks add water in a pot and allow to boil. When yam is soft, strain out excess water and keep aside. Put boiled yam (preferrably little by little) in a mortar and pound with pestle until soft and no evidence of lumps. Add little water (from excess water drained from yam) if Yam gets sticky and hard to pound. After getting soft lumpless texture, mould into a ball and put in Santana(transparent leather). 1. For the Egusi soup, boil beef and assorted meat and set aside (keep stock for later). Cut bitter leaf and wash thoroughly. Blend pepper onions and tomatoes and add groundnut oil to fry to make stew. Add water and beef stock to fried stew, add assorted meat and beef, Maggi, salt, to taste then cover and allow to boil for 10 mins. Add Egusi and also allow to cook for 10 mins then finally your bitter leaf goes in for 5 mins. Your Egusi soup is done 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. Thank you very much for reading. I am sure you will make this at home. There's gonna be interesting food at home recipes coming up. Remember to bookmark this page in your browser, and share it to your loved ones, colleague and friends. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!