Name: Fufu with chicken pepper soup
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tsp rapeseed oil; 1 large onion, chopped; 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (approx. 300g), cut into small chunks; 2 medium carrots, cut into small chunks; 1 courgette, cut into chunks; 2 tsp curry powder; good pinch nutmeg; 1 level tsp paprika; 1 tbsp tomato puree; 2 red chillies, sliced into rings; 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes; 1 reduced-salt chicken stock cube, dissolved in 500ml water; 400ml water; 200g plantain fufu flour

A traditional West African soup that’s spicy and satisfying. Served with plantain fufu.

Serves

Prep

15 minutes

Cook

20 minutes

Each 435g serving contains (excludes serving suggestion)

KCal

366

Carbs

52.3g

Fibre

7.4g

Protein

25.8g

Fat

4.3g

Saturates

0.6g

Sugars

11.6g

Salt

0.32g

Fruit/Veg Portion

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Ingredients

2 tsp rapeseed oil

1 large onion, chopped

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (approx. 300g), cut into small chunks

2 medium carrots, cut into small chunks

1 courgette, cut into chunks

2 tsp curry powder

good pinch nutmeg

1 level tsp paprika

1 tbsp tomato puree

2 red chillies, sliced into rings

1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes

1 reduced-salt chicken stock cube, dissolved in 500ml water

400ml water

200g plantain fufu flour

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Method

Step 1

Heat the oil in a saucepan and add the onion. Cook for 4 minutes, stirring regularly. Add the chicken and carrot and cook for a further 4 minutes, again stirring regularly.

Step 2

Add the courgette, curry powder, nutmeg, paprika and tomato puree and mix well.

Step 3

Add the chilies, tomatoes, and stock, bring to the boil, turn down the heat, cover and simmer gently for 12 minutes.

Step 4

Meanwhile, add 400ml of water to a saucepan and bring to boiling point, turn down the heat and stir in the fufu flour. Keep stirring for 3-4 minutes until all the flour is absorbed and there are no lumps. Remove from the heat, beat vigorously with a wooden spoon and continue to mix for 2 minutes until you have a smooth dough.

Step 5

Wet your hands and divide the fufu into four balls. Share the soup between four bowls and carefully place a portion of fufu on top of each pepper soup to serve.

Recipe tips

You can make the pepper soup with lamb or beef instead of chicken.
For a vegan/vegetarian version replace the chicken with a medium chopped aubergine and 200g mushrooms.

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Fufu with chicken pepper soup

Ingredients