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Pepre Watra

Pepre Watra is a traditional Surinamese recipe for a classic soup of fish and hot chillies in a light tomato and celery. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Surinamese version of: Pepre Watra.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

15 minutes

Total Time:

35 minutes

Serves:

6

Rating:

Tags : Chilli RecipesSpice RecipesSuriname Recipes

The name is pepper water and in terms of concept it's very similar to West Africa's pepper soups. Except that here cassava water is used, which yields a cloudy appearance. All the ingredients are also native and it's hard to know whether this is a truly indigenous recipe or is it a melange of African and indigenous influences.

Ingredients:

2l of water
500g of fish, cubed
2 sprigs of flat-leaf parsley
½ onion, chopped
1 tomato, finely chopped
6 allspice berries
3 chillies (yellow madam Jeanet is typical, but habaneros are good), kept whole
1 bay leaf
1 celery stick, finely sliced
salt, to taste
chilli powder, to taste

Method:

Place a large pot over medium heat then add the water, fish, parsley, celery, salt, a bay leaf, chopped onion, allspice berries and the chopped tomato.

When the soup starts to boil, reduce the heat to a simmer and add the while chillies.

Cover the pan and let the mixture simmer for 30 minutes in a covered pan. At the end of this time add chilli powder to taste.

Serve with cassava bread.