13/12/2022
How to prepare nigerian PEPPER SOUP
Ingredients and spices
1 kg of assorted meat (goat or cow)
3 Seeds of Ehu
Scent leaves (a handful)
Sliced Utazi Leaves (optional)(a handful)
2 stock cubes
3 Tablespoons of ground crayfish (optional)
1 cup of sliced onions
Salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon Beef seasoning spice
2 garlic cloves
Half-finger of ginger.
Half teaspoon lion Peppersoup spice.
paprika – teaspoon.
There are many brands of beef seasoning spices in Nigeria, you can use anyone. Try different ones with different foods then chose one of the brands and use for all your cooking
and paprika powder. I like my pepper soup a little red, hence the paprika powder.
Assorted goat meat on the other plate. the rest are utazi leaves, pepper (Scotch bonnet) and ehu seeds
Preparation
Clean the ginger and garlic, pound or blend together.
The seed of ehu is one of the most relevant ingredients just go ahead and break away the outer shell, then go ahead and blend/pound together with the uziza seeds and half cup of crayfish
Slice the onions and utazi leaves and set aside in a plate.
This same ingredient (ehu) is used for making several other Nigerian foods, like the African salad and Nkwobi.
If you are preparing pepper soup with assorted meat you want to wash the meat properly with hot water.
How to make Pepper soup
Start cooking the meat with some simple ingredients. (A seasoning cube, a teaspoon of beef seasoning spice, a teaspoon of salt and half cup of sliced onions).
Cook the meat for just 10 minutes then add about 3 cups of water and cook for 30-50 minutes until the meat becomes tender and easy to chew. You can add another cup of water.
Prepare goatmeat
Add the pepper soup spice, the ground ehu, uziza, crayfish, and remaining onions.
Add the Paprika – a teaspoon. Paprika is a spice made from the dried fruit of red bell pepper. It makes my pepper soup somewhat reddish.
Cooking peppersoup
Add the sliced utazi, salt and (ordinary) pepper to taste.
