Egusi Soup with Pounded Yam

Name: Egusi Soup with Pounded Yam
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 65 min
Total time: 80 min
Ingredients: 1 cup egusi (melon seeds); 2 cups spinach; 1 whole onion; 1 whole red bell pepper; 1 pieces scotch bonnet pepper; 1 lbs fish or meat; 0.5 cups palm oil; 2 pieces seasoning cube; 4 cups water; 2 lbs yam

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Maria Santos

Time

80 minutes

Servings

Calories

847

A hearty West African soup made with ground melon seeds, enriched with vegetables and served with pounded yam.

847

cal

35.4g

protein

71.1g

carbs

46.6g

fat

Ingredients (10)

Ingredient	Qty	Cal	P	C	F
egusi (melon seeds)	1 cup	210	8g	3g	17g
spinach	2 cups	4	0g	1g	0g
onion	1 whole	11	0g	3g	0g
red bell pepper	1 whole	8	0g	2g	0g
scotch bonnet pepper	1 pieces	0	0g	0g	0g
fish or meat	1 lbs	109	23g	0g	2g
palm oil	0.5 cups	239	0g	0g	27g
seasoning cube	2 pieces	0	0g	0g	0g
water	4 cups	0	0g	0g	0g
yam	2 lbs	268	3g	63g	0g

Ingredients (10)

Ingredient	Qty	Cal	P	C	F
egusi (melon seeds)	1 cup	210	8g	3g	17g
spinach	2 cups	4	0g	1g	0g
onion	1 whole	11	0g	3g	0g
red bell pepper	1 whole	8	0g	2g	0g
scotch bonnet pepper	1 pieces	0	0g	0g	0g
fish or meat	1 lbs	109	23g	0g	2g
palm oil	0.5 cups	239	0g	0g	27g
seasoning cube	2 pieces	0	0g	0g	0g
water	4 cups	0	0g	0g	0g
yam	2 lbs	268	3g	63g	0g

Directions

Step 1
Begin boiling the yam for pounded yam until fork-tender.
Step 2
In a pot, heat palm oil and sauté chopped onions until translucent.
Step 3
Add ground egusi and stir, then add chopped spinach, red bell pepper, and scotch bonnet.
Step 4
Add water and seasoning cube; let it simmer for 15 minutes.
Step 5
Once yam is cooked, pound until smooth and stretchy.
Step 6
Serve egusi soup hot, with pounded yam on the side.

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