🇸🇱 Sierra Leonean Cuisine

Sierra Leonean Pepper Soup

Spicy Goat Broth

Prep Time 1 hour 20 min

Servings 6

Difficulty Medium

Calories 350 kcal

A fiery, aromatic broth loaded with tender goat meat and an intense blend of native spices and scotch bonnet peppers that warms the entire body.

Ingredients

1 Wash goat meat, place in a large pot with onions, garlic, ginger, and salt.
2 Add water and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and cook 40 minutes until tender.
3 Add calabash nutmeg, grains of selim, scotch bonnet peppers, and bouillon cubes.
4 Simmer 20 minutes to let spices fully infuse the broth.
5 Add scent leaves in the last 3 minutes.
6 Serve hot in deep bowls.

Did You Know?

Pepper soup in Sierra Leone is considered medicine as much as food — it is the first thing offered to someone feeling under the weather.