Egusi Soup

Name: Egusi Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 65 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: African
Ingredients: ¾ cup Pumpkin Seeds (0.75 cup pumpkin seeds); 1 ½ lb Beef (1.5 pounds cubed stewing beef); 0 pinches Table Salt (table salt to taste); ½ cup Peanut Oil (0.5 cup peanut oil); 2 pieces Chopped Tomatoes (2 large plum tomatoes, chopped); 1 piece Yellow Onion (1 small yellow onion, chopped); 2 pieces Habanero Chili (2 habanero peppers, seeded and minced); 2 lb Shrimp (2 pounds fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined); 18 oz Tomato Sauce (18 ounces tomato sauce); 1 ½ cup Water (1.5 cups water); 3 tbsp Tomato Paste (3 tablespoons tomato paste); 1 lb Spinach (1 pound fresh spinach, washed and chopped)

80 minAfrican

Servings6

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1place seeds in a blender; blend until mixture is powdery, 30 to 40 seconds.
2set aside.
3cut beef into bite-sized cubes; season with salt.
4heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat.
5cook beef in hot oil until brown but not cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes.
6place tomatoes, onion, and peppers in a blender; blend until smooth, about 30 seconds.
7stir tomato mixture into beef; reduce heat to medium-low and cover.
8cook until meat is tender, 40 to 50 minutes.
9add shrimp, tomato sauce, water, and tomato paste; simmer for 10 minutes.
10stir in spinach and powdered seeds.
11continue simmering for 10 more minutes.