7/28/2019 Nigerian Pepper Soup http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/nigerian-pepper-soup 1/20 Nigerian Pepper Soup February 27, 2012 | 32 Comments Nigerian Pepper Soup is an incredibly spicy, intensely flavored and aromatic broth like soup made primarily from a blend of native seeds and good amount of water, to which small cuts of a protein of choice is always added. The protein could either be in the form of goat meat, shaki/tripe/towel, cow skin/kpomo, chicken, fish, turkey. The protein component of the soup could also be the innards or offals of an animal or parts of the animal that would normally be discarded. Some of these parts could include intestines, hearts, liver and other such parts. The choice of protein to use is purely either out of preference or financial instability. If one is relatively ‘boxed up,’ or rich, you could get choice parts of meat, but if finances are scarce and one is on a 0-1-0 or 0-0-1 or 1-0-0 diet, then the cheapest parts would obviously be the innards/offals. *0-1-0 means no breakfast, lunch and no dinner :: 0-0- 1 means no breakfast, no lunch and dinner while 1-0-0 means breakfast, no lunch and no dinner. You could make other number variations as well, it’s a Nigerian ‘thing,’ lol. * Nigerian Peppersoup is eaten year round in Nigeria, despite the hot weather. It is a soup that has the capacity to stop a cold/flu in it’s tracks if done the proper way. Lots of Nigerians love to eat peppersoup (I’m yet to come across one that doesn’t! Actually, I don’t really care for it unless I’m down with a cold). However, the bone of contention that often stumps those who attempt to make it are the ingredients used in the soup. There’s always the case of ‘if I see it, I’ll know it! I just don’t know what it’s called!) As mentioned in the opening paragraph, native seeds are really what bring the soup to
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Nigerian Pepper Soup is an incredibly spicy, intensely flavored and aromatic broth
like soup made primarily from a blend of native seeds and good amount of water, to
which small cuts of a protein of choice is always added. The protein could either be in
the form of goat meat, shaki/tripe/towel, cow skin/kpomo, chicken, fish, turkey. The
protein component of the soup could also be the innards or offals of an animal or parts
of the animal that would normally be discarded. Some of these parts could include
intestines, hearts, liver and other such parts.
The choice of protein to use is purely either out of preference or financial instability. If
one is relatively ‘boxed up,’ or rich, you could get choice parts of meat, but if finances
are scarce and one is on a 0-1-0 or 0-0-1 or 1-0-0 diet, then the cheapest parts wouldobviously be the innards/offals. *0-1-0 means no breakfast, lunch and no dinner :: 0-0-
1 means no breakfast, no lunch and dinner while 1-0-0 means breakfast, no lunch and no dinner. You could make other number variations as well, it’s a Nigerian ‘thing,’ lol.*
Nigerian Peppersoup is eaten year round in Nigeria, despite the hot weather. It is a
soup that has the capacity to stop a cold/flu in it’s tracks if done the proper way. Lots of
Nigerians love to eat peppersoup (I’m yet to come across one that doesn’t! Actually, I
don’t really care for it unless I’m down with a cold). However, the bone of contention
that often stumps those who attempt to make it are the ingredients used in the soup.
There’s always the case of ‘if I see it, I’ll know it! I just don’t know what it’s called!)As mentioned in the opening paragraph, native seeds are really what bring the soup to
life. These seeds are then ground and added to water (or stock). *see #6 in notes for
information on using water or stock)
Nigerian Pepper soup is an intricate soup to make and as such, in order to provide a
better explanation without overwhelming one post, I will divide this post into two parts:
Part 1 will cover the recipe, while Part 2 will be more in depth on the ingredientsneeded. So, after reading through the recipe, you are encouraged to read through the
ingredients post for a better explanation.
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I have this simply with a bottle of cold water! You can add some small pieces of boiled
yam in there to make it more hearty if you like!
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Disclaimer:
The Recipe Cost of $37.15 is approximate for me in US dollars, but should be used an
estimate only. Please keep price fluctuations & exchange rates in mind. If you’re based in the US, the grocery store(s) you frequent might have the same items cheaper or more
expensive than what I purchased.
If you’re international, please keep in mind that exchange rates vary constantly. I recommend using this site to convert it from US dollars to your local currency. You
might also have some of the ingredients at home already, thereby reducing the cost.
If you’d prefer to see an individual ingredient cost breakdown, let me know!