Nigerian Oxtail Pepper Soup
This oxtail pepper soup recipe is absolutely worth your while. It's so easy to make and delicious too

- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1500 g oxtail ((washed and cut up))
- 1 medium onion ((chopped or 2 Tbsp dried chopped onions))
- salt/ bouillon to taste
- 1 Tbsp Pepper Soup spice
- 3 Tbsp coarsely ground crayfish
- 1/2 Tbsp dry ground camaroun pepper or 2 habenero pepper chopped.
- 1 sprig fresh scent leaves or parsley
Instructions
- 1
Transfer washed oxtail to a pot, cover oxtail completely with water, then start cooking
- 2
Add chopped onions and salt to taste.
- 3
When the meat begins to boil, Add coarsely ground crayfish
- 4
If the oxtail was cut in large chunks, When the oxtail softens scoop out and cut into smaller bite size pieces. Skip this step if the oxtail tail was already cut in small pieces.
- 5
Add pepper soup spice and pepper and taste for salt. Adjust seasoning to your taste.
- 6
Cook till the oxtail is done. Reduce heat, add the chopped scent leaves allow to simmer for a minute and turn off heat.
- 7
Serve warm. Enjoy ?