Nigerian Chicken Pepper soup

Ingredients

• 1500 g Large whole Chicken (( cleaned and cut up.))
• 1 Large Onion ((finely chopped))
• 1 Tbsp chicken boiullon powder ((or 2 seasoning cubes))
• 1/8 tsp Salt ((or to taste))
• 1/2 to 1 Tbsp Cameroon Pepper ((you can sub with 2 habenero peppers))
• 1 Tbsp Crayfish ((optional))
• 1 Tbsp Pepper-soup spice*
• 2 Tbsp Palm oil ((optional))
• 2-3 Scent leaves (nchianwu) ( ( finely chopped I had run out of Scent leaves so I used Parsley flakes))

Instructions

1. 1

   Place the washed and cut up chicken in a pot.

2. 2

   Add about 6cups of water, the chopped onions, salt and 2 seasoning cubes and bring to a boil.

3. 3

   When the contents in the pot begins to boil, add the pepper soup spice, Cameroon pepper and crayfish ( if using). .

4. 4

   Cook till chicken meat is tender then lower heat.

5. 5

   Add the chopped scent leaves and palm oil. Allow to simmer for about a minute, then turn off the heat

6. 6

   Your Chicken Pepper Soup is ready. Enjoy!!!

7. 7

   You can eat it on its own, with some hot white rice, boiled unripe plantains or boiled yam. My choice of what to eat it with depends on my mood ?