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GB Soup

Liberian pepper soup for dumboy, usually built with meat or fish, okra, bitter balls, onion, tomato, and hot pepper.

Country
Liberia
Region
West Africa
Time
90 min
Serves
6
Level
medium
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Servings 6

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4 steps 20 min prep 70 min cook (check method) 90 min total medium
1
Start broth
Simmer protein with onion, tomato, pepper, garlic, ginger, salt, and water.
broth 40:00
2
Skim and soften
Skim the broth and continue cooking until the protein is tender.
tender 15:00
3
Add vegetables
Add okra and bitter balls or eggplant and simmer until just tender.
vegetables 12:00
4
Serve brothy
Adjust pepper and salt, then serve with dumboy.
finish 03:00

Goat, chicken, beef, smoked fish, shrimp, okra, and bitter balls can all appear depending on household and county.

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When to cook it

Best for dumboy meals, rainy days, and pepper soup cravings.. Plan on a medium cook. Allow about 90 minutes total.

What to serve alongside it

Dumboy, fufu, boiled cassava, or rice.

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Liberia national table. A structured Liberia dish in the AfroKitchen archive.

Chef watch-outs
  • Stopping the base before the pepper, onion, or spice edge has mellowed.
  • Thinning the pot before the body of the soup or stew has developed.
  • Rushing the base before the raw edge has cooked out.
How you know it is ready
  • The sauce should coat the spoon and taste rounded, not watery or raw.
  • The aroma should smell rounded rather than raw or sharp.
  • Oil, sauce, broth, or steam should look settled and deliberate.
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Dumboy, fufu, boiled cassava, or rice.

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