Our Recipes
Some things are worth learning to make yourself. These are recipes we've perfected over years in our kitchen at Ikoyi, shared here with the same honesty we put into every bowl. Of course, if you'd rather skip the work, we're always here.
How to Make Chicken Pepper Soup
The Nigerian remedy for everything: a warm, aromatic broth of chicken, scotch bonnet, and traditional pepper soup spices.
How to Make Pepper Soup (Classic Goat Meat)
The classic. Assorted goat meat slow-simmered in a fiery, aromatic broth with traditional pepper soup spices and utazi leaves.
How to Cook Egusi Pepper Soup
A beautiful marriage: nutty ground egusi meets fiery pepper soup broth, finished with leafy greens and a swirl of palm oil.
Goat Meat Pepper Soup Recipe: The Nigerian Way
The definitive goat meat pepper soup recipe: assorted cuts, traditional spices, and the patience that makes a Lagos-worthy bowl.
Catfish Pepper Soup Recipe: Lagos Style
Lagos in a bowl: fresh whole catfish in a fiery, aromatic pepper soup broth with traditional Nigerian spices and scent leaves.
Cow Tail Pepper Soup Recipe: Rich & Gelatinous
Slow-cooked cow tail in a rich, gelatinous pepper soup broth that coats your lips. Patience required, satisfaction guaranteed.
Turkey Pepper Soup Recipe: The Celebration Bowl
The celebration bowl: lean, flavourful turkey in a fiery pepper soup broth with traditional Nigerian spices and aromatics.
Seafood Pepper Soup Recipe: The Coastal Lagos Bowl
Prawns, periwinkle, and crab in a light, aromatic pepper soup broth. The coastal Lagos bowl that tastes like the ocean met a Nigerian kitchen.
Croaker Fish Pepper Soup Recipe: Lagos Style
The elegant alternative: whole croaker fish in a clean, aromatic pepper soup broth with firm flakes and traditional Nigerian spices.
How to Make Assorted Meat Pepper Soup
The Lagos bar classic: beef, tripe, cow foot, kidney and liver slow-simmered in fiery pepper soup broth with traditional spices.
Fish Pepper Soup
The three fish pepper soups Lagos actually orders: catfish, croaker and full seafood, with recipes for each.
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