Peppersoup

Name: Peppersoup
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 1 kg any Protein of choice; 3 thick slices of Yam or fingers of plantains; 1/8 cup Uda (Negro pepper); 1/8 cup uziza (peppercorn); 1/8 cup ose oji (alligator pepper); Pepper (to taste); Salt (to taste); Maggi (to taste); 2 tbsp powdered crayfish (optional); 7-10 leaves nchanwu (basil); 5 seeds ehuru (calabash nutmeg) (optional)

Sallie @EBsallie

Abuja

I have come to discover that peppersoups are my ultimate comfort food

Sallie @EBsallie

Abuja

I have come to discover that peppersoups are my ultimate comfort food

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Ingredients

30 mins

4 servings

1 kgany Protein of choice
3thick slices of Yam or fingers of plantains
1/8 cupUda (Negro pepper)
1/8 cupuziza (peppercorn)
1/8 cupose oji (alligator pepper)
Pepper (to taste)
Salt (to taste)
Maggi (to taste)
2 tbsppowdered crayfish (optional)
7-10 leavesnchanwu (basil)
5seeds ehuru (calabash nutmeg) (optional)

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Steps

30 mins

1

Measure out your spices (Ehuru, uda, uziza and ose oji)
2

Lightly toast the ehuru, uda and uziza to make it easier to pound or blend
3

Blend or pound the toasted spices together with the alligator pepper till powdered
4

Bring your proteins to boil, seasoning with salt, pepper and the spice blend
5

Once it comes to a rolling boil and your proteins are ready, add the yam or plantains and boil till soft
6

Enjoy your peppersoup