Nigerian Fish Pepper Soup
This Nigerian Fish Pepper Soup is made with Tilapia fish and is simmered in a rich stock with traditional pepper spices.
If you love Nigerian food as much as me and pepper soup, then be sure to try my Nigerian Pepper Soup and my Nigerian Meat Stew as well.
I like to make this fish soup with a goat or beef stock that was made from scratch. Typically when making Nigerian Meat Stew, I will save some stock for this recipe for another time.
However, if you do not want to do that. You can always use a pre-made store bought bone broth stock.
Beef/Chicken or fish will do the trick.
Traditional this soup is made with whole cat fish, they are also much smaller fish than what you will find here in North America. I have tried that recipe and love it, however in North America it is not as easy to find. And so I find any white fish will do.
I used frozen tilapia fillets and they are really the best as they soak up all the pepper flavors and are bone free. Making for a very easy, quick snack in no time at all.
Also, I highly recommend serving this with Pounded Yam another African staple food.
NIGERIAN PEPPER SOUP INGREDIANTS
NIGERIAN PEPPER SOUP INGREDIANTS
- MAGGI CUBES – Try to get your hands on the “original “Maggi beef cubes” if you cannot find feel free to use “Maggi Chicken cubes or another brand that you like.
- Pre made Pepper Spice or Allspice, Peppercorn, Ginger, Cayenne pepper, Fennel seeds, and Cumin.
- Water
- Goat cubed
- Cray fish
- Scotch bonnet sauce or peppers or even chili flakes
- Onion
- Garlic
IS NIGERIAN PEPPER SOUP SPICY
Yes, the scotch bonnet pepper is spicy and this soup is suppose to be spicy. I love it and I mean love it spicy, however if your not used to spice you can omit it and it will be just as tasty.
WHAT DOES NIGERIAN PEPPER SOUP TASTE LIKE
Rich and spicy!
HOW TO MAKE NIGERIAN FISH PEPPER SOUP
- Start by bringing the bone broth fish stock or beef/goat whichever you have on hand to a boil
- Reduce the heat to medium heat
- Add in all your spices, diced red onion and seasonings
- Toss in the tilapia fish
- Simmer covered on low heat for 30 mins to serve.
I will make this soup when I’m craving something warm and spicy!
Today, I used a scotch bonnet pepper as I had it on hand. However, you can use “Scotch Bonnet Peppers” sauce instead. See the sauce below that can be used in replace of the pepper if you so choose.
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Nigerian Fish Pepper Soup
Ingredients
- 2 Tilapia fillers
- 4 Cups bone broth stock
- 1 Scotch bonnet pepper, whole
- 2 Tbsp Pepper soup spice
- 1/2 red onion, diced finely
- 1/2 Tsp Ginger powder
- 1 Tsp Thyme
- 1 Tsp minced Crayfish
- 1/2 Maggi cube
Instructions
- Start by adding in the bone broth whichever you have on hand to the pot
- Reduce the heat to medium heat
- Add in all your spices, diced onion and seasonings
- Toss in the tilapia fish
- Simmer covered on low heat for 1 hour to serve.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 1 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 565Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 209mgSodium: 1480mgCarbohydrates: 23gFiber: 6gSugar: 3gProtein: 96g
These calculations are based off Nutritionix