Happy New Month!!!! This is my first recipe post in a long while, plenty apologies for my absence. Life has been super busy for myself and the 9jafoodie team, we are really thankful for the many blessing and we thank every single one of you for being a part of the journey. I have so much news for you guys but I will try not to jinx anything just yet :D.
As an ode to raining season, I have decide to do a pepper soup post. I was one of those people that would only eat Catfish pepper soup, but not anymore, this Tilapia recipe stole my heart.
Ingredients
- 1 whole Tilapia (gutted, cleaned and cut)
- 1 table spoon pepper soup spice
- 3 cups water
- 1 teaspoon chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon bitter leaf
- 1 tablespoon scent leaf
- 2 cups cubed fresh yams or plantains
- 2 tablespoons freshly chopped onions
- 2 cube maggi
- Salt to taste
Direction
- Season the Tilapia with some salt and one of the maggi cubes, add about 3 table spoons of water. simmer on low heat until the fish is thoroughly cooked (About 15 minutes). Set aside to cool
- Bring the 3 cups of water to a boil, add in all the left over ingredients. reduce the heat to medium and simmer the mixture until the yam is cooked (20-25mins)
- Taste and adjust the water/yam mix for seasoning. Add in the cooked fish. Simmer for another 5 mins.
Enjoy peppersoup as lunch or supper
 Did You Know: Your pepper soup will have a bitter taste if you use too much of the peppersoup spice blend. To rectify this simply add more water to the broth.
I bought pepper soup mix and used too much And it was so bitter I tried sugar and also baking soda nothing helped thanks for your helpful note I’ll try just a spoonfool next time
What’s the alternative to scent leaf if you live abroad
Thai Basil
I I cant see the recipe I want the recipe
what recipe?
U are in the spirit 9jafoodie,I love what u do here!!! This is an everyday breakfast in my town. Any house u enter in the morning serves u “Ji mmiri oku” b4 anything else. It’s always super delish. We also use oha/nturukpa leaves. Also feel free to try it with uyayak and uda fo extra hint. Yum yum yum
Tried this yesterday and it was delicious! Thank you!!!
You are most welcome.
Great tips!
Question. .
I saw a recipe that included dried Uzazi leaves for the pepper soup, I can’t find that anywhere in the store so what can I use to replace it
pls this chilli pepper , what do i call it if i want to buy it in d market
it’s just regular “Ata Gigun”. Dried pepper that is dry grind.
Hiya People! It’s bitter leaf not bitter leave!! Mighty glad to have discovered your website.
This website was recommended by a dear friend.. and I am glad that I took the time to visit. Despite my nigerian name, I am ‘oyinbo’ married to a yoruba man. I have been blessed to be a pretty good cook however, cooking food that you have never experienced can prove itself hard sometimes. I have come a long way through the years but sometimes I struggle to get the food to taste to my husband’s liking. I am grateful for this site for I have something to follow. What I would like to see is the steps of cooking broken down a bit more, and alternatives to certain ingredients. Thank you for you are doing me a great favor by keeping up this website updated with recipes.
i live in america and scented leaves are hard to come by, pls what can i use instead
Basil…. preferably thai basil
@Abbey great! happy you liked it
Nicely done, ‘bet it’s super delicious :)
try it and let us know how it turns out
please give me ingredents used to make pepper soup spice?
Thanks naijafoodie,dis really looks nice.pls wen steaming the fish do i need to turn it the other side after some time.and also is 15mins not kind of long?help bcos am abt tryin out dis recipe.
Remember you will be cooking the fish on low heat, that is why you need the 15mins. if you use medium or high heat, the fish will break apart.
Thanks so much for the recipe, made this tonight to battle the cold i’ve got from this winter in jhb,
Cheers
Hi Najiafoodie,
This is the first time i would comment on your blog….whoop !! whoop!!..i have been an avid follower for sometime now….i just wanted to ask….by scent leaves do you by any chance mean ‘mint’ leaves?
Hi Modupe!!! Scent leaves… aka efirin in Yoruba.
I want to make this for dinner
Let us know how it turns out
This is a beautiful recipe,i will sure try it out,there are awesome African recipes in our cook books at http://www.booksfromus.co.ke/,check them out,i am sure you will love them.
Good to see a new post from you
Welcome back
thanks for the recipe your a darling , i need some good peppersoup and you brought the recipe at the right time.
You are welcome
I am definitely making mine tonight. change of meal for once whoa…
How did it go?
this is very nice one indeed.
Thanks
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am makinq this when i get home today, from college, well thanks for the recipe
You are welcome…. let me know how it goes
@9jafoodie thank you soo much for the blog.. i am going on a diet, as i hate yam and plantain, can i substitute them for potatoes.. if i can, which do u think i should use, irish or sweet potatoes….
Definitely sweet potatoes, higher fiber content will keep you full longer
She’s back! Yay! I’m making this tomorrow afternoon :D
Yes i am dear….. how did it go?
I need this in my system right now….. Get in my belly!!!
heheh
Welcome back 9jafoodie!
Everybody is coming back, yay!
Yay!! lol
Welcome back my dear! Your presence was missed in the blogosphere. I hope you are well and healthy and ready to get back into it.
Now is catfish supposed to be better than tilapia for this dish?
Yes yes and yea… Thank you very much. Catfish is usually better because it is more flavorful, Tilapia is naturally a bland fish but boiling it separately makes a lot of difference.
Welcome back dear!
Do you mean dry or fresh bitter leaves?
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Either will work….
Welcome Back Naija foodie. Missed you much :). Nice post….we call this water yam peppersoup aka Mmiri Ji. Pls don’t disappear again *Straight face*
Awwwww… you missed me? really? I feel so loved… thanks dear.