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Nigerian Spiced Grasscutter Pepper Soup
Nigerian Spiced Grasscutter Pepper Soup is a traditional Nigerian recipe for a classic stew of grasscutter (cane rat) pieces with spices in a hot chilli-based stock thickened with ground, dried, crayfish. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Nigerian version of: Nigerian Spiced Grasscutter Pepper Soup.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
60 minutes
Total Time:
80 minutes
Serves:
4
Rating: 
Tags : Wild FoodChilli RecipesSpice RecipesHerb RecipesGame RecipesNigeria Recipes
The cane rat is one of Africa's largest rodents. It is an agricultural pest and is hunted for bush meat. Recently there have been efforts to farm it as mini livestock, particularly in Ghana and Nigeria.
Ingredients:
1kg
cane rat (grasscutter) pieces or joints
1l water or stock
1 onion, chopped
75g
Pepper Soup Spices
50g ground hot
chillies
50g ground, dried, crayfish (or prawns)
25g chopped wild mint (substitute watermint or garden mint)
25g chopped
utazi leaves (substitute dandelion leaves, for their bitterness [older leaves are better in this case])
salt to taste
Method:
Wash and chop the grasscutter into bite-sized pieces. Add to a pan with some oil and fry until coloured. Add a little stock and the onions and ground chillies. Season with salt, bring to a boil and simmer for about 40 minutes, or until the meat is tender. Add the pepper soup spices and the remaining stock and cook for a further 15 minutes.
Add the crayfish, chopped mint and utazi (or dandelion) leaves and stir then allow to simmer for 5 minutes. Serve hot in soup bowls.
