Mushroom Pepper Soup
This mushroom pepper soup is spicy, comforting, and warm, making it perfect for a cold day, especially a sick day.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
Pepper Soup Spice Blend
- 5 g guinea cubeb uziza/oziza
- 3 g grains of selim uda
- 20 g calabash nutmeg ehuru
- 10 g grains of paradise alligator pepper
- 50 g aidan fruit uyayak
- 10 g ataiko
- 7 g guinea plum gbafilo
- 5 g cocoplum umilo/omilo
- 5 g of akpi/njangsa
- 5 g ginger powder
Pepper Soup Broth
- 1/2 onion
- 1-2 scotch bonnet or habanero pepper
- 3-4 cloves of garlic
- 1 thumb size ginger
- 1 cup dried mushrooms
- 1 vegetable bouillon cube or 1 tablespoon of better than bouillon paste
- 2-3 cups fresh mushrooms
- 1 block firm tofu (cut into chunks) smoked tofu is a bonus
- 1 tablespoon pepper soup spice mix
- 2 medium ripe yet firm plantains
- additional salt when needed
Instructions
- The YouTube video referenced for the pepper soup spice mix has been linked above.
- To make the mix, blend all the spices and store in an airtight container.
- Blend the onion garlic, ginger and scotch bonnet pepper into a paste.
- In a large pot at medium heat add the blended onion, garlic, ginger and pepper paste along with 1 cup of water and the dried mushroom. Bring this to a boil, and then allow the mushrooms to boil for 5-10 minutes to soften.
- Next, add the bouillon cube/paste and 4 cups of water. Bring this to a boil.
- Once boiling, add the mushrooms, smoked tofu and pepper soup spice. Taste the broth well and adjust the seasoning and spice based on personal preference. Include more salt should you need to.
- Keep the broth at a rolling boil as you prep the plantains. Wash and peel the plantains and chop them into large junks about 3-4 chunks per plantain, depending on the size.
- Add the plantains and cook the soup at medium heat for about 15 minutes until the plantains are done. To check that the plantains are fully cooked, slice off a piece from one of the plantain chunks and ensure that the centre is an even yellow. If there are orange spots, the plantain is not done yet, in this case cook the plantains for another 5 minutes.
- Finish with some fresh basil.
- Serve hot and enjoy