CHICKEN PEPPER SOUP @africa

INGREDIENTS

• 1500 g Large whole Chicken ( cleaned and cut up.)
• 1 Large Onion (finely chopped)
• 1 tablespoon chicken boiullon powder (or 2 seasoning cubes)
• ⅛ teaspoon Salt (or to taste)
• ½ to 1 tablespoon Cameroon Pepper (you can sub with 2 habenero peppers)
• 1 tablespoon Crayfish (optional)
• 1 tablespoon Pepper-soup spice*
• 2 tablespoon Palm oil (optional)
• 2-3 Scent leaves (nchianwu) ( finely chopped I had run out of Scent leaves so I used Parsley flakes)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Place the washed and cut up chicken in a pot.
2. Add about 6cups of water, the chopped onions, salt and 2 seasoning cubes  and bring to a boil.
3. When the contents in the pot begins to boil, add the pepper soup spice, Cameroon pepper and crayfish ( if using). .
4. Cook till chicken meat is tender then lower heat.
5. Add the chopped scent leaves and palm oil. Allow to simmer for about a minute, then turn off the heat
6. Your Chicken Pepper Soup is ready. Enjoy!!!
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 ?