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Egusi Soup

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Nigerian melon-seed soup with leafy greens, fish or beef and palm oil. Thick, rich, deeply flavoured. Eat with fufu, eba or rice.

Prep 15 mins
Cook 40 mins
Servings 4
Difficulty Medium
Per serving £1.10

Approx £4.38 total based on typical supermarket prices in GB. See yours →

S by Steven Tobin · Published 4 May 2026
Egusi Soup

The recipe

Instructions

  1. 1
    Cube the beef. Boil in stock with chopped onion, salt and curry for 30 minutes until tender. Save broth.
  2. 2
    Grind the egusi seeds with chopped onion to a paste with a splash of broth.
  3. 3
    In a heavy pot, heat palm oil 1 minute. Add the egusi paste, fry for 8 minutes stirring (it splits and goes nutty).
  4. 4
    Add tomatoes, scotch bonnet, crayfish, broth and beef. Simmer 10 minutes.
  5. 5
    Stir in the chopped spinach for the final 3 minutes. Serve with fufu or rice.

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About Steven Tobin

Steven is the founder, recipe developer, and chief washer-upper at Budget Dinner Recipes. A passionate home cook from a big foodie family, he's spent years collecting and perfecting recipes from across the world — from Malaysian laksas and Kenyan curries to weeknight British classics. Family meals are at the heart of e…

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