Nigerian Egusi Soup with Fresh Fish & Spinach (Obe Efo Elegusi / Ofe Egusi)| Nigerian Food Recipes

[@vimbaisiziba8138]

i tried your recipe last night. It was delicious. I am from Zimbabwe and my husband is from Cameroon finally he managed to get a taste of traditional home cooked food. I did variate form your recipe by adding tomatoes and frying my chicken. i am not bold enough to use various meats yet. Thank you so much

[@Nikitaiesha]

Oh thank you! I'm nigerian and I thought I was the only one. all the nigerian soups I only use chicken or beef.

[@Angelic-qj6tg]

I like the ways you prepare all your food. so simply and typical nigerian style. Keep it up.

[@LilianNke]

Angelic4009 thank you so much sweetie :)

[@Godsbeloveddaughterx]

Easiest way to cook egusi.. Frying method 👍

[@anglosaxonqueen]

preparing to make this... i think i'm going to need a bigger pot ! delicious. thanks so much for sharing

[@LilianNke]

You're welcome anglosaxonqueen :)

[@stasiastasia5964]

Best ! I cooked it for y hubby and he was like uh-lah lah ... this is so good.

[@hyacinthdibley]

WELL DANG!!! This is easier than I thought. Finally, I'm going to try it. :) Thanks so much for the easy directions. :)

[@uchebaggio6826]

wow! you are toomuch...after following ur directions i got it perfect and i can't believe that i was the one who cooked this...now i'm thinking of opening a restaurant. LOL

[@LilianNke]

uche baggio thanks dearie and please open the restaurant my dear, I will be your first customer :)

[@aadebisi89]

Wow this looks delicious ....se we don't need to add tomato paste or blended pepper?

[@susannathalyne4767]

Trying to make this right now. It's a lovely and easy recept.

[@latifaqueen6057]

Very nice my family love it this way . Thank u for sharing

[@tribefenatic]

i bunked off class yesterday but somebody passed me their notes, and the soup was delicious mmm mmm

[@LilianNke]

lol..😂go to your classes

[@albbywilliams8317]

hello there ,just finish making my egusi and vegetable stew and it was is yummy......thanks for the lesson

[@AuraWealthSpice]

YUMMY, I'LL TRY IT YOUR WAY. I USUALLY FRY MY BLENDED ONIONS, PEPPER, CRAYFISH AND KNORR CUBES IN THE OIL BEFORE ADDING THE EGUSI....

[@millyalorse274]

The best and easiest recipe ever👌👌

[@ladiimpoa]

Can i just use the egusi from the store that is already grinded?

[@za2606]

hello 👋 so I ate this dish in one of my Nigerian friends gathering and I loved it . I want it to learn how to make it ever since. thank you for your vedio but can u tell me the type of fish I should use and what kind of vegetables are those!? Spanish??

[@latifaqueen6057]

U can use fresh fish any of ur choice and okomobong vegetable

[@quoteme.goddess2369]

Very helpful.

[@fatoumatadiallo92]

Hi my dear! I have never made this dish and I wanna try it. I was wondering how can I know the soup is ready?

[@LilianNke]

Fatoumata Diallo hi dear, you'll have to follow the recipe as it is, so that you do not undercook or over cook it.Here's a written recipe www.nigerianfoodtv.com/2013/06/egusi-soup-obe-efo-elegusi.html

[@annetteiddriss6438]

am from GHANA I LIKE UR RECIPE

[@LilianNke]

Annette Iddriss thanks dearie :)

[@FEMI9INEOracle]

I tried looking for melon seeds at the carribean market but they didn’t have. I want to try this recipe with chicken and or beef

[@aadebisi89]

Thanks dear, sorry but what I meant was should we add blended pepper(tatashe and tomato) the kind of blend we use in making stew?

[@SueSweetify]

im going to make this week for sure

[@TravisMoss]

This is my favorite soup. I've never had it with fish though. I'm sure it's good either way.

[@TravisMoss]

***** Egusi Soup... A West African dish

[@eveheart2876]

Bro I thought u were sticking to Liberian dish

[@TravisMoss]

***** Yup... I eat this at least twice a week.

[@eveheart2876]

Lol

[@TravisMoss]

***** There's not many Liberians here in Texas.

[@isokenoba]

Am hungry already....

[@LilianNke]

Lol.. pls come and eat isokenoba :)

[@evidence4kay]

Thanks a million

[@LilianNke]

Eben Austin you're welcome dearie.

[@kk13689]

Can I make this without the meat at all? Will it throw out the taste?

[@chigbonwankwo6832]

I love it

[@fruitfullness1]

looks very good! I guess you don't need blended pepper for egusi stew? cuz i always put blended pepper.....hmmm, i will try this out!

[@LilianNke]

fruitfullness1 Thanks dear,You can use either blended hot pepper or the dried ones. I blended mine with the crayfish

[@fruitfullness1]

***** oooo...nice....i will definitely try that soon

[@tidodidotolubay]

Ffffffff

[@amonijosephine3525]

Great!

[@GafarAbdul-n7f]

Great

[@LilianNke]

Thanks

[@SabineOnwuka]

hmmmmmm soooo tasty, pls which kind of fish you have used?

[@NkyLilyLeteNigerianFoodTV]

Sabine Onwuka Thanks dearie, I used fresh mackerel :)

[@sinceritepartage2939]

thanks for the recipe, it's really delicious, i'm from Morocco and my husband is Jamaican, I have never thought I will make a Nigerian dish till I come Canada,normally my husband buy it from restaurant, we give It a try making it at home,it's toooooooooo good.thanks again.

[@santosmara7103]

i like foods Nigerian thank

[@mariamkaba2124]

Thanks a lot.

[@FEMI9INEOracle]

I love stews 😇😍❤️💕💗

[@bammisera]

Look good

[@ChefKristenKP]

Can I use ukazi to prepare my egusi soup, pls?

[@LilianNke]

Priya Kristen Ukazi leaves can also be used but it is a very tough leaf, why not make use ugwu(fluted pumpkin leaves) , spinach or Chard

[@nelly9738]

***** or bitter leaf

[@ChefKristenKP]

Noted. Thanks for the suggestions ;)

[@olammynike4774]

please I need a answer ASAP, can I use groundnut oil instead of palm oil?

[@jessicapinkluvu]

Olammy Nike no , you can't,

[@isiakafolashade98]

It's yummy

[@illuminati3775]

Thanks for good explanation. I watched like 10 videos about this soup and just this one I understand perfectly. All this Russian woman they add so much extra "not Nigerian" things 🙄🙄

[@LilianNke]

Hi Nati, I am so glad to be of help😊

[@silksandspicey]

Excellent video! What exact meats are you using, in this video? Oxtail? Goat? Beef? with bone? without bone? and what part of the animal if goat or beef? I know you can use anything but, I just want to know what you typically use here! Please and THANKS!! :]

[@silksandspicey]

I'm not sure where to look if I go to the grocery meat section. Have no idea what to ask the butcher for. Lost! lol help please. Thankyou!

[@SueSweetify]

any salt???

[@markjob1826]

Madam why no pepper ?

[@sonofafruika8585]

Just done using ya step to make my egusi soup..am fucking happy cus i really got every step..now i can invite my white friends to have a taste of Nigerian Food❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@LilianNke]

Great Lekan, my white friends eat egusi soup and love it too I'm sure yours will too.a Thanks for your lovely feedback 😊

[@liawhitney2202]

we eat it in Gabon too, but it's called cucumber

[@tabarajohnson5055]

Can you get these ingredients in the US maybe an Asian store and what are names or the first thing you made into paste? What do you mean by crawfish? I only saw meat, what kind of fish to buy and what is the green veggies? Sorry I'm not from Nigeria but I want to cook the food thank you in advance

[@delisatennelle6172]

great

[@namisara6859]

actually you can add any kind of fish, i like to fry my fish first,add shrimps,fish or chicken stock intead. of beef .

[@Lonelyeco]

You will not find all items in an Asian store, you will have to find an African or Arabic store. Dried crawfish is what you need. People also call crawfish crayfish. You can use just about any meat but she seems to be using cow. You can use any fish, but I hear smoked is really good. The green veggies are called Egu ( pumpkin leaves ). Mistake, she happens to be using spinach.

[@suzymabnaa3187]

hello, can i also put peanut inside?

[@annetteiddriss6438]

thanx for sharing

[@LilianNke]

Annette Iddriss you're welcome.

[@SueSweetify]

im gonna sound so stupid but the fresh fish do u clean it first of course how lol omg i just have a problem with eye looking fish...

[@Санекнебесс]

😀

[@breatha100]

you did not say what vegetable was used here

[@LilianNke]

breatha100 it's spinach.

[@adohreganvictor9835]

Nigerian Food

[@wow6708]

Why do west and south africans cook with different type of meat to together for instance fish chicken beef goat all in one pot?

[@Neslekkim]

So in east you don't do that?, I don't understand it either, i have an Nigerian girlfriend, and she always cook all kinds of meat+fish+chicken together, I don't understand it. (Egusi is btw very good)

[@wow6708]

No in east(the horn) and north africa we don't mix variety of meat u know what I'm saying I don't mind trying it but it just can't cross mind to mix fish and beef not a good combination...

[@amie5627]

TRADUIRE EN FRANCAIS . S.V.P

[@joymercy3275]

Too much water

[@sil9458]

horrible! u added iced fish to the soup without washing it first with hot water? cooked ur vegetable for 5 minutes? very wrong cooking style. try washing ur iced fish first with hot water and steam together with ur chicken(it gives ur fish a better taste). do not let ur veggie to cook for more than a minute else it will lose it's nutrients. I noticed u like over cooking ur veggie in all ur videos.

[@raybule6314]

Well people have different ways of cooking, whatever works for them miss Andrew Silvia :)

[@sil9458]

It's not about people having different was of cooking. If u add the fish without washing it first with hot water, the blood and bad smell that fishes have, stays in your soup. As for vegetables, don't u know that heat denatures it? The vital nutrients d veggies have are lost when over heated.

[@raybule6314]

Andrew Silvia How do you know she didn't wash the fish? And as for the Veggies, again she's cooking it for herself. It all goes back to personal preference lol

[@sexyamerican4267]

Agree with you, her video her way!! Ppl are so negative in jealous, I don't agree with the amount of red oil to use but am not going to be stupid in tell someone else how to cook on her video she choose to upload! Just use common sense in change it yourself.

[@sil9458]

***** I beg your pardon! what jealousy? Mind u, I didn't watch the video because I wanted to learn how to cook egwusi soup; I was in search of some baking stuffs when I saw the soup and it looked attractive so, I decided to watch it only to be disappointed with her cooking style. Yes it is her video but she uploaded it on youtube to teach people how to make the soup and that made it open for criticism! If you are a good cook , then you will not have any problem with my comment (every good cook will criticize her adding fish directly to the soup without washing it first with hot water and steaming with the meat).

[@bammisera]

Look good

[@bammisera]

Look good