Welcome to the first post on this site. Our first featured recipe for is Pepper Soup. Pepper Soup is very popular in the Southern part of Nigeria. It has its root in the Niger Delta. A very spicy soup, it could be served for luncheon, buffet, dinner, alone as a starter or as a main dish with boiled yam, plantain or rice.
It is one of my favourite.
Now relax and enjoy your meal. WADO...O.
PEPPER SOUP (BASIC RECIPE)
Recipe:
Iwo (Ere in Urhobo)}Pepper Soup Spices*
Gbafilo } "Omilo } "
Urienrien (Unien) } "
Yanyan } "
Onion } Optional
Fresh tomato } "
Ground dry or fresh pepper
Crayfish
Dried Obeletete leaf flakes
Dried bitter leaf flakes
Chopped lime leaves } Optional
Lemon grass }
Salt
SeasoningWater
Method:
1. Shell the Iwo, Gbafilo and Omilo.
2. Extract the Urienrien seed.#
3. Ground all the spices dry or wet with little water.
4. Combine the grounded spices and pepper with water in a sauce pan and put on the fire.
5. Add the crayfish and bring to the boil.
6. Add a little quantity steamed fresh tomato and the onion.
7. Add the chopped lime or lemon gratings.
8. Add the salt and seasoning and allow to continue to boil.
9. Reduce your heat and allow to simmer.
10. Add the beletete and bitter leaf flakes.11. Thicken with mashed boiled yam if required.
12. Correct the seasoning
13. Serve hot with boiled yam or plaintain or both. Serve palm oil separately.
*You can roast the Iwo seed to improve the flavor and enhance the taste of the soup.
#The Urienrien seeds have a slightly bitter taste. Extract and dicard the seed to enhance the quality of the soup.
VARIATIONS:
FISH PEPPER SOUP
Recipe:
Basic recipe with fish.
Method:
1. Cut up the fish into sizes.
2. Proceed as for basic recipe.
3. After bringing the soup to the boil, add the fish and cook till tender. Care must be taken however not to break the fish in pieces.
4. Follow up as for basic recipe above.
GOAT MEAT PEPPER SOUP
Recipe:
As for Fish Pepper Soup substituting goat meat for fish.
Method:
1. Cut up the goat meat.
2. Thoroughly wash up the cut up goat meat, put on fire, add the pepper and bring to the boil.
3. Cook till almost tender, add the remaining spices. Cook till meat is tender and finish up as for basic recipe.
PORK PEPPER SOUP.
Recipe:
Pork
Iwo (Ere in Urhobo)} Spices
Gbafilo } “
Omilo } “
Chopped Lime leaves
Lemon grass
Ground fresh or dry pepper
Seasoning
Salt
Water
Method:
1. Cut up the pork
2. Thoroughly wash the cut up pork, put on fire, add the pepper and bring to the boil.
3. Shell and ground the spices and add to the boiling meat, boil till almost tender.
4. Add the chopped lime leaves and lemon grass.
5. Season.
6. Allow to simmer.
7. Check and correct the seasoning.
8. Serve hot.
CHICKEN PEPPER SOUP
Recipe:
As for goat meat pepper soup substituting chicken for goat meat.
Method:
Proceed as for goat meat pepper soup.
EGUSI PEPPER SOUP
Recipe:
Ground egusi (melon seed)
Fresh fish
Dry fish
Beef
Kpomo (cow skin)
Crayfish
Periwinkle
Urienrien
Iwo
Ground dry or fresh pepper.
Onion
Salt
Seasoning
Water
Method:
1. Wash the kpomo thoroughly to remove all traces of sand, put on fire, and boil till tender.
2. Wash the beef, add the onion and put on fire to cook.
3. Combine the grounded pepper and pepper soup spices with the beef stock and put on fire.
4. Add the crayfish and dry fish. Allow to boil.
5. Add the egusi.
6. Meanwhile, clean and wash the periwinkle.
7. Add the kpomo, beef and periwinkle.
8. Add the salt and seasoning.
9. Add the fresh fish and allow to simmer till fresh fish is cooked without breaking up.
10. Correct consistency. The is not a drinking soup like the plain pepper soup and so the consistency should be that of a broth.
11. Correct the seasoning.
12. Serve with Eba, Fufu, Pounded yam or Semovita (or Semolina).
IGBAGBA (OKRA PEPPER SOUP)
Recipe:
As for egusi pepper soup substituting okra for egusi.
Method:
As for egusi pepper soup.
Pepper soup is very spicy. Please remember to have a glass of cold water by your side.
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