Pepper Soup Spices
Learn how to make Nigerian pepper soup spice from scratch using the traditional ethnic spices, and also using common spices from your grocery store.
Servings: 3
Calories: 19kcal
Ingredients
Ingredients to make pepper soup spice (using traditional African spices)
- 6 calabash nutmeg
- 8 selim peppers
- 1 tablespoon alligator pepper
Ingredients to make pepper soup spice (using regular spices)
- 1 tablespoon peppercorn
- 2 teaspoon allspice
- 1.5 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ¼ teaspoon fennel seeds
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
Instructions
How to make pepper soup spices using traditional African spices
- Roast the calabash nutmeg in a dry pan for about two minutes.6 calabash nutmeg
- Remove the outer skin and take out the seed inside.
- Grind the calabash nutmeg, selim pepper, and alligator pepper together to a fine powder.8 selim peppers, 1 tablespoon alligator pepper
- Store in an airtight container.
How to make pepper soup spices using common spices
- Grind the peppercorn and fennel seeds to a fine powder using a spice blender.1 tablespoon peppercorn, ¼ teaspoon fennel seeds
- Mix with the other spices together and store in an airtight container.2 teaspoon allspice, 1.5 teaspoon ginger, 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, ¼ teaspoon cumin
Notes
- This produces about 3 tablespoons of the pepper soup mix. One serving is roughly 1 - 1.5 tablespoons, depending on how strong you want the flavor to be.
- The recipe card shows the nutrition info for the pepper soup spice made from spices found in the grocery store.
- The traditional pepper soup spice contains 0 calories and 0 carbs.
Nutrition
Calories: 19kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 85mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 573IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg