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Pepper Soup
Nigeria
Nigeria's pub soup. Ordered at every bar and beer parlour. Believed to cure colds, hangovers and weariness.
Nigerian peppery broth — a thin, fiery soup of goat, chicken or fish, intensely spiced with a blend of pepper soup spices including calabash nutmeg and alligator pepper. The soup of Nigerian bars.
Prep
10 mins
Cook
30 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
285 kcal
Serves
4
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
800ggoat or chicken pieces
2 tbsppepper soup spice mix
1 tspcalabash nutmeg
2Scotch bonnet chillies
4 clovesgarlic
crayfishto taste
saltto season
scent leaves or basilto garnish
Method
1
Simmer meat in water with spices, garlic and chilli for 25-30 minutes until tender.
2
Season with crayfish and salt.
3
Garnish with scent leaves.
Chef's Tip
The broth should be thin and very spiced — this is a drinking-eating dish, not a thick stew.
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