🇳🇬 Nigerian Cuisine

Pepper Soup

Spicy Broth Soup

Prep Time 1 hour 30 min

Servings 6

Difficulty Medium

Calories 324 kcal

A fiery, aromatic broth brimming with tender goat meat, scotch bonnet chillies, and a complex blend of indigenous spices that warm the body from the first sip.

Ingredients

1kg goat meat, cut into pieces
2 scotch bonnet peppers
1 large onion, chopped
3 tbsp ground pepper soup spice mix (uda, gbafilo, calabash nutmeg)
2 stalks scent leaves
1 tsp ground crayfish
2 bouillon cubes
Salt to taste
1.5L water

Instructions

1 Wash goat meat and place in a large pot with chopped onion, bouillon cubes, and salt. Add water and bring to a boil.
2 Cook on medium heat for 40 minutes until meat is tender.
3 Add pepper soup spice mix, ground crayfish, and whole scotch bonnet peppers.
4 Simmer for 20 minutes, allowing the spices to infuse fully.
5 Add scent leaves in the last 3 minutes. Adjust salt and serve hot in deep bowls.

Did You Know?

Pepper soup is the unofficial remedy for everything in Nigeria — colds, hangovers, heartbreak, and even Monday mornings.