Name: Chicken Peppersoup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1.2 kg chicken (any part); 4-5 scotch bonnet pepper (ata rodo); 1 yellow habanero; ½ small onion; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp crushed chicken bullion cube; 1 tbsp pepper soup spice (see notes); 1 tsp garlic powder; ½ tsp Cameroon pepper; 3 cups water; ½ extra peppersoup spice; basil leaves (or scent leaf/efirin)

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Chicken pepper soup

Classic Nigerian chicken pepper soup is healthy, flavorful and super easy to make. Seasoned chicken cooked in a light tasty aromatic broth, this is the chicken pepper soup recipe that keeps on giving. What to eat with chicken pepper-soup Chicken pepper soup can be made into a full meal. My favorite thing to pair it…

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Chicken pepper soup

Classic Nigerian chicken pepper soup is healthy, flavorful and super easy to make. Seasoned chicken cooked in a light tasty aromatic broth, this is the chicken pepper soup recipe that keeps on giving.

Main Dishes

Chicken Peppersoup

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 30

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Ingredients

1.2 kg chicken any part
4-5 scotch bonnet pepper ata rodo
1 yellow habanero
½ small onion
1 tsp salt
1 tsp crushed chicken bullion cube
1 tbsp pepper soup spice see notes
1 tsp garlic powder
½ tsp Cameroon pepper
3 cups water
½ extra peppersoup spice
basil leaves or scent leaf/efirin

Instructions

Rinse cut up chicken thoroughly, transfer to a medium cooking pot.
Blend the peppers and onion. Blend coarse.
Add blended peppers, salt, crushed bullion cube, pepper soup spice and garlic powder to chicken. Mix, cover and allow chicken steam on medium low heat for about 15 minutes.
After 15 minutes, add in water and the extra pepper soup spice, cover again and allow to cook for an additional 10-15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
Add in chopped basil or scent leaf, taste and adjust seasoning according to preference. Allow to simmer for about 5 minutes. Serve hot or warm.

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What to eat with chicken pepper-soup

Chicken pepper soup can be made into a full meal. My favorite thing to pair it with is soft boiled yam. Other great options are – cooked plantains(ripe or unripe), white rice, boiled potatoes, steamed sweet potatoes.