Name: Fish Pepper Soup By African Bites
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: East African Recipes
Ingredients: 2 2½ pound white firm fish cut in desired pieces; 4 garlic cloves minced; 1 or more hot pepper chopped or whole scotch bonnet, chili; 1 tbsp grated ginger; 1 bay leaf; 1 tbsp smoked paprika; 2 tbsp diced celery; ½ tbsp onion diced; 1 tsp white pepper; 34 green onion chopped whites and green parts; Salt; 12 tsp bouillon powder; Ethnic spices listed above

RatingDifficultyIntermediate

Yields5 Servings

Prep Time10 minsCook Time25 minsTotal Time35 mins

Fish Pepper Soup – A quick and easy robustly flavored African Fish Soup.

It is that time of the year again, for those of us that observe the Lenten Season. During this period we Catholics are obligated to abstain from meat on Fridays until the Easter season. This is one of my go-to recipes that I make on Lenten Fridays – a really light yet intensely flavored peppery soup.

A soup that is widely enjoyed in most West African Countries and I would say a soup that can lead to so many variations.

A soup that is widely enjoyed in most West African Countries and I would say a soup that can lead to so many variations. If there is one recipe that I switch up each time is pepper soup. It all depends on availability of spices and my personal preference for that day.

2 2½ pound white firm fish cut in desired pieces

4 garlic cloves minced

1 or more hot pepper chopped or whole scotch bonnet, chili

1 tbsp grated ginger

1 bay leaf

1 tbsp smoked paprika

2 tbsp diced celery

½ tbsp onion diced

1 tsp white pepper

34 green onion chopped whites and green parts

Salt to taste

12 tsp bouillon powder