Egusi Ijebu
Smooth, blended-style Ijebu egusi soup — toasted melon seeds simmered with locust beans, palm oil and smoked catfish for that signature South-West flavour.
Egusi Ijebu is the South-West's smoother, silkier take on classic egusi soup. Instead of frying loose egusi lumps, the melon seeds are first toasted for a deep nutty flavour, then blended smooth with tatashe, crayfish and ogiri ijebu into a velvety pepper base. Simmered in palm oil and finished with smoked catfish, it's the definitive Ijebu swallow companion — perfect with pounded yam, eba or semovita.
Ingredients
Serves 6
- Toasted egusi
- Ogiri Ijebu
- Palm oil
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Method
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