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Vegan Spicy Fish Soup - Pepre Watra

A vegan version of Pepre Watra. This vegan fish soup will set your mouth on fire!
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 50 mins
Total Time 1 hr
Course Side Dish, starter
Cuisine Surinamese, Vegan
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tomato
  • 1 onion or shallots
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 adjuma pepper or madamme jeanette pepper (could try habanero)
  • 5 allspice berries whole
  • 3 branches celery leaves chopped
  • 2 cubes vegetable bouillion you could also use powder or swap the water for veggie stock
  • 2 tbsp dried seaweed dried wakame
  • 2 liters water
  • few stalks bok choy chopped

Instructions
 

  • To begin add the dried wakame to a bowl and cover it with water to let it rehydrate. Now start by sautéing the onion and garlic over low heat for about 2 minutes before adding the diced tomato and cook for another 3 minutes or until most of the moisture has evaporated from the tomato.
  • Now add the pepper (whole or chopped), dried all spice berries, chopped celery leaves, vegetable bouillon, rehydrated seaweed and water. (optionally add some chopped bok choy) Turn the water to a boil and let it simmer for about 50 minutes on medium/low heat. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Before serving remove the allspice berries Eat with rice, cassava bread or the way you prefer to eat your soup. Enjoy.