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Rivers Fisherman Soup

Name: Rivers Fisherman Soup
Total time: 1h
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Nigeria
Ingredients: 1 kg mixed seafood (catfish, prawns, blue crab); 200g periwinkles; 1 tbsp uziza seed, ground; 1 tbsp ehu, ground; 1 tsp aidan fruit (uyayak); 2 scotch bonnets; 3 tbsp palm oil; 2 tbsp crayfish; Scent leaf, salt, seasoning

Ijaw seafood pepper-soup piled with fresh fish, prawns, crab and periwinkles in a fiery uziza broth.

1h 6 servings Medium

Ingredients

• 1 kg mixed seafood (catfish, prawns, blue crab)
• 200g periwinkles
• 1 tbsp uziza seed, ground
• 1 tbsp ehu, ground
• 1 tsp aidan fruit (uyayak)
• 2 scotch bonnets
• 3 tbsp palm oil
• 2 tbsp crayfish
• Scent leaf, salt, seasoning

Method

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Bring 2 L water to a simmer with spices, crayfish, palm oil, chili and seasoning.

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1
Bring 2 L water to a simmer with spices, crayfish, palm oil, chili and seasoning.
2
Simmer 15 min so spices bloom.
3
Add crab and catfish first; cook 8 min.
4
Add prawns and periwinkles; cook 4 min.
5
Finish with scent leaves; serve with boiled yam or plantain.