Do you have difficulty finding the ingredients to cook Egusi where you live?

Not to worry, there is a great alternative for Egusi and it is cooked just in the same way as Egusi.

Groundnut soup, which is also known as Peanut soup is just like Egusi soup and can be eaten with all kinds of solid food such as Pounded Yam, Eba, Amala etc. It is not only enriching but it also contain essential nutrients that enhances vitality and good health.

 

 

Here’s a simple recipe to cooking this delicacy.

Ingredients for Groundnut Soup

500g raw peeled groundnuts (peanuts)

Assorted meat and fish

Stock fish

Palm Oil

A small bunch of Nigerian Pumpkin leaves or 6 cubes Frozen Spinach or Bitterleaf

2 tablespoons ground crayfish

2 big stock cubes

Salt and ground dry cayenne pepper or fresh habanero peppers to taste

Bitter leaves help tone down the sweetness of this soup so if you do NOT have a sweet tooth, then you should use bitter-leaves in preparing this soup.

Watch the video below to see how Aunty Flo makes her groundnut soup.