Egusi Soup

1 cup ground egusi (melon seeds) 2 cups spinach or bitter leaf 1 lb meat (beef, goat, or fish) 2 onions, chopped 2 scotch bonnet peppers 2 tbsp palm oil 2 tbsp ground crayfish 1 tsp ground pepper Salt to taste

1. Cook meat with onions and spices until tender 2. Add palm oil and heat for 2 minutes 3. Add ground egusi and stir well 4. Add meat stock and simmer for 15 minutes 5. Add vegetables and cook for 5 more minutes 6. Adjust seasoning and serve with pounded yam or eba