Nigerian · beginner
Nigerian Yam And Smoked Fish Pepper Soup
A comforting, aromatic soup combining soft sweet African white yam and flaked smoked fish in a warm, fragrant broth infused with pepper soup spices.
- PREP TIME
- 15 min
- COOK TIME
- 30 min
- SERVES
- 4
Good things
start in the kitchen.
LET’S MAKE IT
Step by step
- 01
Submerge peeled yam cubes in cold water for 5 minutes to clean, then drain.
- 02
In a medium soup pot, combine chopped yellow onion, minced scotch bonnet, pepper soup spice blend, and fish broth.
- 03
Bring the broth mixture to a boil over medium-high heat.
- 04
Add drained yam cubes to the boiling broth, cover pot with lid, reduce heat to medium, and simmer for 15 minutes until yam is tender.
- 05
Add smoked trout pieces into the pot with the yam.
- 06
Season with salt, stir gently to keep yam cubes whole, and simmer uncovered for 8 minutes until fish is warmed.
- 07
Stir in fresh basil leaves, remove pot from heat, cover for 2 minutes, and serve hot in wide bowls.
A LITTLE KITCHEN KNOW-HOW
Starch-Infused Broth Reduction
Simmering starchy roots directly in spicy broth releases natural starches that lightly thicken and body the soup body organically.
Notes from the kitchen
- If African yam is unavailable, thick-cut sweet yellow potatoes or russet potatoes make an effective alternative.
- Avoid over-stirring once fish is added to prevent fish chunks from disintegrating in the broth.
- Original home-cooking adaptation inspired by Nigerian; regional versions vary.
- Use halal-certified meat, poultry, stock, sauces, cheese and other processed ingredients. Check labels and avoid cross-contamination. Recipe screening is not halal certification.