Southern Africa · Soup
Sechu sa Khomo (Slow-Braised Mountain Beef Broth)
A deeply restorative, slow-simmered bone-in beef broth enriched with root vegetables.
The story
Originating in the chilly highlands of Lesotho, Sechu sa Khomo is a communal soup prepared during large village pitso gatherings and frosty winter celebrations. Families traditionally slaughter a mature ox, utilizing every rich cut and marrow bone to fortify the broth against sub-zero mountain winds. Unlike contemporary stews thickened with flour, true Basotho sechu achieves its luxurious, glossy mouthfeel solely through the long extraction of collagen from native cattle bones.
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