Nigerian Pepper Soup Recipe
Author: eSoupRecipes.com
Recipe type: Soup
Cuisine: African
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Serves: 8
- 6 cups water
- 1 pound boneless chicken thighs
- 2 onions
- 15-ounce can plum tomatoes
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tablespoons Pepper Soup seasoning
- 2 sweet potatoes, diced
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 tablespoons dried crayfish, ground with mortar and pestle
- 2 tablespoons palm oil
- 1 tablespoon salt
- Lime juice
- Cut 1 onion into thin slices and line the bottom of a Dutch oven or soup pot with half of the onion
- Lay the chicken thighs on top of the onion pieces and cover with the remaining half an onion
- Sprinkle the Pepper Soup seasoning over the chicken and onions
- Drop in the sweet potatoes, pour in water, add bay leaf and heat to a boil
- Reduce heat to medium and let cook 20 to 30 minutes, until chicken is cooked through
- Remove chicken, cut into small pieces and return to the Dutch oven
- Take the remaining onion and dice it, quarter the garlic clove
- Drop onion and garlic into a food processor or blender along with the tomatoes and process until smooth
- Add the pureed vegetable mixture to the soup
- Stir in the dried crayfish and palm oil and let soup simmer for 20 minutes
- Taste for seasoning and add salt as needed
- Finish with a drizzle or two of lime juice
Recipe by eSoupRecipes at https://esouprecipes.com/nigerian-pepper-soup
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