🇳🇪 Nigerien Cuisine

Miyan Taushe

Pumpkin Soup

Prep Time 45 min

Servings 6

Difficulty Medium

Calories 380 kcal

A rich, creamy orange soup made from pumpkin and groundnut paste, with tender meat and leafy greens, offering comforting sweetness balanced by spice.

Ingredients

1 Boil beef with onion and salt until tender. Reserve stock.
2 Boil pumpkin cubes in the meat stock until soft, about 15 minutes. Mash or blend until smooth.
3 Return pumpkin puree to pot. Add blended tomatoes and cook 10 minutes.
4 Dissolve groundnut paste in a little warm water and add to the pot.
5 Add palm oil, crayfish, Maggi cube, and scotch bonnet peppers. Simmer 15 minutes.
6 Add chopped spinach and cooked meat. Cook 5 minutes more and serve over tuwo.

Did You Know?

Miyan taushe is so popular that Nigerien mothers often use it to introduce babies to solid food because of its smooth, mild sweetness.