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Efo Elegusi
Chichi Uguru
Efo elegusi simply means Egusi made with a higher quantity of green vegetables like spinach, ugu, kale etc.
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
30
minutes
minutes
Total Time
40
minutes
minutes
Course
Soup
Cuisine
Nigerian: Yoruba
Servings
12
- 15
Calories
513
kcal
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Ingredients
3
large red bell peppers
deseeded
2
ata rodo
(scotch bonnet peppers or habanero peppers ) add more if you want it more spicy
300
g
of ground Egusi seeds
about 2 cups
8
cups
of meat stock
make up with water if meat stock isn't enough
250
g
kale chopped
2
large onions divided: chop one up and leave the other for blending
¼
cup
iru
1.1/2
cup
palm oil
6
Tbsp
ground crayfish
I kg assorted meats
precooked and fried
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Instructions
Blend the red bell pepper, habanero pepper and 1/2 of one onion with little water just enough to help the blender then set it aside
Blend the ground Egusi, crayfish and other half of the onion into a thicker paste and set aside.
Heat up palm oil, sauté chopped onions for about 1 minute the add the washed iru and stir for another 1 minute.
Pour in the blended bell pepper/habanero/onion mix and stir
Cook the pepper mix until reduced to a loose paste
Add the Egusi paste in lumps (refer to process shots in blog post please.)
Turn the heat to low and allow the Egusi lumps to stick to the bottom of the pot. Before stirring.
When it begins to stick to the pot, stir and fry the Egusi for about 5 mins ( this time you need to stir more frequently to prevent burning.
Add the meat stock. Taste for seasoning. Adjust accordingly. Allow to cook for for another 10 mins.
Add the fried meats and stir.
Add the chopped vegetable, turn off heat and slow residual heat cook the vegetable
Serve with any swallow food of choice.
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Nutrition Facts
Efo Elegusi
Amount Per Serving
Calories
513
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.