An amazing way to cook cabbage Egusi
This delicacy is an easy and healthier alternative to making the popular soup.
A favourite in some parts of Cameroon, cabbage Egusi is the combination of melon seeds, cabbage and chicken to create an accompaniment to any starchy side dish.
Egusi is quite nutritious and high in protein and oil, It is a member of the gourd family, with quite a dry skin and bitter flesh, it looks so much like watermelon seeds.
Cooking time
1 hour 10 minutes
Recipe category
Main Dish
Recipe cuisine
Cameroonian Dish
Cooking method
Stewing
Recipe Yield
5 servings
Ingredients
1 1/2 or more pound meat smoked turkey or beef, chicken or combination of both cut in small pieces
½ cup canola or any cooking oil
3 garlic cloves- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
1/ 2 medium onion chopped
2-3 medium tomatoes chopped
½ cup ground
Egusi
½ cup ground or smashed crayfish dried shrimp
4 cups shredded cabbage or more
Instructions
- In medium-sized saucepan boil beef or chicken seasoned with salt (garlic salt), smoked paprika, pepper, and onions until tender – make sure you have added plenty of water so you have about 3-4 cups of beef stock to use for cooking. Remove the beef and reserve the stock.
- Heat the oil in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Fry the beef or chicken first, then set aside if you prefer. If not proceed to the next step.
- Add the onions and garlic, Sauté the onion and garlic mixture until it is translucent, about 2-3 minutes. Then add the beef, smoked turkey, crayfish and continue with cooking.
- Stir in the tomatoes with its juices. Add 1-2 cups of beef/ chicken stock. Bring to a boil and simmer for another 5 minutes.
- Then add ground egusi and keep simmering on medium-heat approximately 12 minutes or more Add stock to desired consistency or when simmering to prevent any burns.
- Finally, throw in the cabbage; let it simmer for about 2 minutes or more minutes. Adjust seasonings.
- Serve warm with plantains, Eba, yams or accompaniment of choice.