AUTHENTIC AND EASY CAMEROON EGUSI BITTERLEAF SAUCE/SOUP Recipe// SolishyCuisine

egusi seeds

🥗Healthier: pumpkin seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Pumpkin seeds provide similar texture with fewer calories.

palm oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil offers a healthier fat profile.

stockfish

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Chicken is more accessible and affordable.

bitterleaf

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: kale

Spinach is easier to find and still nutritious.

Put cow skin in a pressure cooker with water, salt, seasoning cubes, and ginger onion garlic paste.

Cover and cook for 10 minutes to soften the cow skin.

Add dried fish to the pot, ensuring it soaks in the stock.

Heat palm oil in a hot pot for a while.

Add onions to the palm oil and stir for about 2 minutes, avoiding burning.

Add blended egusi paste to the pot and stir to fry it slightly in the oil.

Add the stock from the cow skin to the egusi and mix well.

Cover and let it cook for 10 to 15 minutes.

After 15 minutes, add water to ensure the egusi cooks properly, then cover and cook for another 15 minutes.

Add cow skin, dried fish, crayfish, ginger onion garlic paste, salt, and seasoning cubes to the egusi mixture and stir.

Cover and let it simmer for 5 to 10 minutes, tasting for seasoning.

Check if the egusi is ready by observing if the oil separates from the mixture.

Add prepared bitter leaf to the egusi and stir well, ensuring it's balanced with the egusi.

Cover and let it simmer for another 5 minutes to combine flavors.

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