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Vegetarian Peppered Goat

Prep Time1 hour
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time1 hour 25 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Nigerian
Keyword: asun, nigerian food, pepper goat
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 3 cloves of garlic minced
  • 1 tbsp of better than bouillon vegetable base
  • 1 tbsp of barbecue all-purpose seasoning I purchase mine from Flaev Co
  • 2 cups of hot water
  • 1.5 cups of soya chunks can sub for tofu
  • 3 tbsp of vegetable oil
  • 1 medium onion finely chopped
  • 2 small red bell peppers
  • 2 cherry peppers/pimentos can sub for 1 jalapeno
  • 1 scotch bonnet pepper can sub with 1 habanero pepper
  • 1 anaheim pepper can sub with any green mild pepper -- banana peppers are good
  • 1 thumb size of ginger
  • 1/2 tsp of curry powder
  • 3 sprigs of thyme
  • soy sauce or salt to taste

Instructions

  • Make the marinade using minced garlic, better than bouillon base, barbecue all-purpose seasoning and hot water.
  • Once everything has dissolved, add the soya chunks and let it hydrate for an hour.
  • In a pan at medium heat, add the oil and 1/2 the chopped onions. Sauté till the onions are soft.
  • Strain out the soya chunks and add the soya chunks to the pan. Do not throw out the marinade liquid
  • Increase the heat of the pan and let the soya chunks fry and char
  • While the soya chunks are cooking, add your peppers, ginger and remaining onion to a food processor and finely chop. You want it to be course not smooth.
  • Lower the heat of the pan to medium-low, add the pepper blend to the soya chunks with about 1/4 cup of the marinade and let it cook for 5 minutes
  • After 5 minutes, add in the rest of your spices (thyme, curry powder and soy sauce or salt) and let the sauce simmer for 5-10 minutes, stirring periodically.
  • The dish is ready