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Fish Pepper Soup

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This Nigerian fish pepper soup is packed full of flavor, spicy, and delicious. This catfish pepper soup recipe is easy, quick, and ready in 15 minutes

Fish pepper soup in a bowl.

Hello everyone, how are you doing?

So it's getting colder in the UK and some other parts of the world and as I have not put up a recipe for fish pepper soup, this is the right time to do so as pepper soup is one soup that soothes cold, flu, and most winter ailment.

Nigerian Fish Pepper Soup Recipe

Catfish pepper soup is a light soup that is spicy and delicious and is usually served at Nigerian restaurants and bars.

Fish peppersoup is traditionally cooked with catfish and referred to as point and kill peppersoup but you can use other types of fresh fish like Tilapia. I have used catfish for this recipe.

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Cooking time: 15 minutes

Total time: 20 minutes

Related: Assorted meat pepper soup, Nigerian fish stew

Fish peppersoup

Fish Pepper Soup Ingredients

Fresh fish - (I used catfish here but you can also use other types of fish)

2 tablespoons pepper soup spice

Cayenne pepper or Cameroon pepper

1 yellow scotch bonnet

1 red scotch bonnet

Scent leaves or Basil

2 stock cubes

1 tablespoon ground crayfish

Salt

Full ingredient list and measurements in the recipe card.

How To Make Fish Pepper Soup

1) Cut, gut, and wash the fish then add into a pot.

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I cut up some and left one whole

2) Season with stock cubes, pepper soup spice, and salt. Let it marinate for 30 minutes.

catfish and pepper soup spice in a pot.

3) Add about a litre of water then add in cayenne or Cameroon pepper and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes.

cooking in a pot.

4) Add in scent leaves (Efirin) or Basil and ground crayfish.

catfish peppersoup

5) Then the chopped scotch bonnet and yellow pepper. Let it simmer for 5 minutes then take off the heat.

adding pepper into the pot.

Catfish pepper soup is ready. Serve and Enjoy.

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First published November 10, 2015.

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Fish Pepper Soup (Catfish Pepper Soup)

This Nigerian fish pepper soup is packed full of flavor, spicy, and delicious. This catfish pepper soup recipe is easy, quick, and ready in 15 minutes.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: African, American, Ghanaian, International, Nigerian
Keyword: catfish pepper soup, catfish peppersoup, fish pepper soup, Nigerian fish pepper soup
Servings: 4
Calories: 242kcal
Author: K's Cuisine

Equipment

  • Pot

Ingredients

  • 1 kg Fish Catfish, or any other fish
  • 2 tablespoons Pepper soup spice
  • ¼ teaspoon Cayenne or Cameroon pepper
  • 1 red Scotch bonnet and 1 yellow pepper
  • 2 Stock cubes
  • 2 tablespoons Fresh Efirin or Basil
  • Salt
  • 1 tablespoon Ground crayfish
  • 2 liters Water

Instructions

  • Cut, gut and wash the fish then add into a pot.
  • Season with stock cubes, pepper soup spice, and salt. Leave to marinate for 30 minutes
  • Add about a litre of water then add in cayenne or cameroon pepper and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes.
  • Add in scent leaves or Basil and grounded crayfish, chopped scotch bonnet and yellow pepper.
  • Let it simmer for 5 minutes then take off the heat.

Notes

Adjust pepper and seasoning to suit your taste.

Nutrition

Calories: 242kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.4g | Protein: 41g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 145mg | Sodium: 613mg | Potassium: 909mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 232IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg

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