Fish Pepper Soup

Name: Fish Pepper Soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 3 g scent leaf (also known as African basil); 3 g scent leaf (also known as African basil); ½ tsp uziza seeds; 8 grains of selim, seeds removed from pods; 2 calabash nutmeg seeds; 2 umilo seeds; 1 rough skinned plum (also known as gbafilo); 1 rough skinned plum (also known as gbafilo); 1 tsp salt; 2 Maggi Seasoning Cubes; 1 kg fresh catfish; 1 medium onion, diced; 1 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp garlic powder; 2 tsp chilli pepper

Preparation info

Serves
6-8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

Islands In A Common Sea

By Jenny Jefferies

Published 2024

About

Fish pepper soup is made of various spicy ingredients that give it a mouth-watering aroma. Great for curing a beer-induced hangover, it’s also said to give you a calm and warm feeling on a cold day. This soup is always best served hot with wine.

Ingredients

1 kg fresh catfish
1 medium onion, diced
1 tsp ground

Africa
Europe
United Kingdom
Nigeria
Badagry
Fish course
Pescatarian
Soup
Gluten-free
Spicy

Method

Wash, gut and cut the fish to your preferred portion size. Ensure all the ingredients except the onion and scent leaf are in powder form.

Place 200ml of water in a pot on the fire and add the onion, ginger, garlic, and powdered spices. Wait until it comes to the boil, cook for 3 minutes, then add the salt and Maggi to taste.

Add the prepared fish and boil for 12 minutes, then ad