Egusi soup with fufu

Ingredients

• 300 g ground egusi seedsFind in the shop →
• 500 g meat (beef, goat) and some smoked fishFind in the shop →
• 200 g spinach or bitter leavesFind in the shop →
• 15 cl red palm oilFind in the shop →
• 2 onions, chili, ground dried shrimpFind in the shop →
• Fufu flour or pounded yam flour to serveFind in the shop →

Method

1. Cook the meat with one onion, salt and stock cube until tender; keep the broth.
2. Mix the ground egusi with one blended onion and a little water to form a paste.
3. Heat the palm oil and fry the egusi paste for 10 minutes, stirring, until it forms small curds.
4. Add the broth, meat, smoked fish, shrimp and chili. Simmer for 20 minutes.
5. Add the sliced greens and cook for another 5 minutes.
6. Make the fufu: pour the flour into boiling water and stir vigorously until you get a smooth, firm dough. Serve with the soup.