Chicken pepper soup is a very tasty delicacy and when combined with unripe plantain and yam, you have an irresistible meal for the family. It is very popular side dish. Here is the recipe. Enjoy!
Ingredients
Full chicken
Yam tuber
Slightly ripe plantain (or unripe)
1 large onion, sliced
Minced ginger and garlic
Scotch Bonnet, thinly sliced OR hot ground pepper
Pepper soup spice/seasoning
Dry or Fresh mint leaves
Seasoning cubes (Maggi or Knorr)
Salt to taste
Preparation
Peel, wash and slice the yam into bite chunks. Then peel and slice the plantain into 3 or 4 pieces. Set the yam and plantain aside.
Wash and chop the chicken. Add the onion, ginger, garlic, seasoning cubes and salt to taste. Place on low heat and leave to simmer for 10 minutes to allow the meat to release its natural flavours.
Add plantain and yam. Then add, pepper and pepper soup seasoning. Stir all nice, and allow to cook for about 20minutes or until the yam, plantain and chicken are almost soft. Make sure that the water is slightly over the contents in pot. Otherwise, add some more. Then add the mint leaves. Taste for seasoning and adjust if necessary. Then leave to cook till the chicken, yam and plantain are very tender.
Serve and enjoy hot with your favourite drink!
How To Prepare Chicken Pepper With Plantain
