Pepper Soup Spice (Sierra Leone & Liberia)

Description

Uda (Negro pepper) and calabash nutmeg, the two dried spices that give pepper soup its smoky depth, ground with dried chilli (Scotch bonnet if you can get it) and ground ginger. Stir into a pot with fresh garlic and country onion (or a regular onion), then simmer with goat, fish, or chicken. Featured in Episode 4. Dry blend, shelf-stable — adapted from the original recipe by dropping the fresh chilli, garlic, ginger, and onion base; add fresh garlic and onion yourself. Sourced from general research rather than the book, worth double-checking before finalising.