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Mackerel Pepper Soup

Name: Mackerel Pepper Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: nigerian-general
Ingredients: 400 g Fresh mackerel; 15 g Pepper soup spice mix; 5 g Scotch bonnet pepper; 60 g Onion; 10 g Scent leaves; 600 ml Water; 1 tsp Salt

Nigerian-style mackerel in aromatic pepper soup — omega-3 rich and traditionally given to new mothers.

Total Time

30 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

20 min

Servings

Cuisine

Nigerian General

290kcal

Calories

28g

Protein

Carbs

16g

Fat

Fiber

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How to Make It

1
Season mackerel with salt and set aside.
2
Boil water with pepper soup spice, onion, and scotch bonnet for 10 minutes.
3
Add mackerel pieces. Simmer gently 10 minutes until fish is cooked.
4
Add scent leaves in the last minute. Serve hot.
Tip: Pepper soup is the traditional Nigerian postnatal recovery food — warming and nourishing.

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