Goat, beef, intestine, cow tail, cow feet, chicken, cat fish, assorted etc, they're so many different proteins and protein combinations that can be used to make this soup, this soup is healing to the soul, a comfort for lonely souls and a warmth on cold days.
Personally I prefer chicken, intestine and cow tail peppersoup, if you've read the comments on previous chapters then you'll know I'm not a fan of seafood but even then I can tolerate a well made catfish peppersoup.
Without further ado, I present to you a recipe;
Ingredients
- Pepper (you can use either fresh pepper, powdered pepper or both (habanero, Ghana pepper, black peppercorn, red chilli pepper flakes, Scotch bonnet etc are good options)
- Protein of choice
- Ginger (if you're making the catfish version)
- Pepper soup spices (a combination of specific herbs and spices including alligator pepper, pizza, ehuru etc) (it's best to buy already made peppersoup spice, you can find it in the market or African specialty stores for our readers in foreign land)
- Scent leaf (a handful) optional
- Utazi leaf (a handful) optional
- Garlic
- Onion
- Salt and Seasoning cube (Maggi) to taste
Preparation
- Wash your protein very well
- I prefer to give it a slight parboil and get rid of the water before the final cooking as I don't like the gamey taste of certain proteins but most people don't do this so it's your choice to make
- Add very little water and half of your ingredients minus the leaves, cook on low heat and allow the meat to sweat out their juices
- Add enough water to make the soup and the rest of your spices including the salt and Maggi to taste
- Cook until your protein of choice is soft but not falling off the bone, add your Utazi leaf and scent leaf if you're making use of them. Remember it's a soup so you need to have enough liquid.
- Serve with your carbohydrate of choice (rice, yam, plantain, bread etc) and a cold drink like Zobo, Kunu or Chapman and you can serve with either milk or yogurt for those with a low spice tolerance.
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