How To Make Pepper Soup With Scent Leaf

Pepper soup is a spicy watery dish best consumed during the cold weather or at an hour of relaxation.

It is considered one of Nigeria’s most asked for dishes because it has super relieving powers for several health issues.

Scent leaf on the other hand is an aromatic herb that contains vital bioactive substances like tannins, phenols, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin A, and more, all of which are essential for human health.

Pepper soup and scent leaf is a perfect combo for anyone, it is a combination of several nutrients that are of great benefit to human health, it also gives the pepper soup a sweet-smelling aroma.

In this article, I will be guiding you on the ingredients and tools needed to make pepper soup with scent leaves and how to go about the cooking process.

See also: How To Prepare Scent Leaf Tea

Ingredients & Kitchen Tools Needed

1. Meat (either cow or goat meat)

2. Nutmeg

3. Habanero pepper (rodo)

4. Onions

5. Red bell pepper (tatashe)

6. Scent leaf

7. Black pepper

8. Seasoning

9. Salt

10. Thyme

11. Pot

12. Water

13. Gas or stove

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Basic Preparation Before Cooking Starts

1. Wash your meat thoroughly to remove blood and dirt, then cut into smaller pieces

2. Cut your red bell pepper and habanero (tatashe and rodo) into smaller pieces or blend with a grater

3. Chop your onions into smaller chunks

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Steps On How To Cook Pepper Soup With Scent Leaf

1. Pour your washed meat into a pot

2. Add seasoning, salt, thyme, nutmeg and onions

3. Lit your gas or stove and place your pot of meat on it

4. After 2 minutes, add some water (the measurement of water added should be according to the quantity of meat)

5. After 20 minutes, add your black pepper

6. After another 20 minutes, add your blended pepper

7. Then also add your washed scent leaves

8. Add little salt, then leave to heat for 10 minutes

9. After 10 minutes, your pepper soup made with scent leaf is ready to be served

See also: Onions Juice: How To Make Onions Juice

What You Can Eat Pepper Soup With:

1. White rice

2. Boiled yam

3. Eko

4. Boiled plantain

Originally posted on July 11, 2021 @ 7:35 pm