Egusi Soup
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Egusi Soup

NUTRITION · PER SERVING240M COOK
CAL 32%·PRO 62%
CARBS 7G4% OF CAL
3G FIBER2G SUGAR3G OTHER
FAT 56G77% OF CAL
16G SAT39G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

A West African soup with ground egusi seeds, meat, and leafy greens in a rich, nutty broth. It's protein-packed, spicy, and deeply comforting.

mainsoupshellfishbeefdairy freegluten free
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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 4
  • 1 pound (450g) meat ((I used beef, but smoked turkey, smoked fish, and your meat of your choice work fine))
  • 1 teaspoon (6g) salt ((or garlic salt))
  • 1 teaspoon (2-3g) black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon (3g) smoked paprika
  • ½ medium onion, (chopped (half for the broth and the other half for the soup))
  • 3 cups (700ml) water ((plus more as needed))
  • ¼ cup (60ml) canola oil ((see note #2))
  • ¼ cup (60ml) red palm oil ((see note #3))
  • ⅓ cup (18-20g) crayfish ((ground or smashed))
  • 2-3 medium tomatoes, (chopped)
  • 3 cloves garlic ((2 teaspoons or 10g minced garlic))
  • 1 cup (120g) ground egusi seeds
  • 1 cup (30-60g) spinach (or more (I used half a 10-ounce package of frozen spinach))
PREP
30M
SODIUM
855MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.