Hello friends,
Catfish pepper soup is one of Nigerian’s most popular evening recipes. I have been putting this away for a very long time because of the complexity of the recipe.
Ingredients For Cat Fish Pepper Soup
I used just a medium-sized catfish, so this is the exact size of the ingredients that I used. You can choose to increase or decrease depending on the number of persons you are looking to feed and the number/size of the catfish you are preparing.
This would serve 3 Persons in the house
1 medium-sized catfish – 1.2KG
Half cup of sliced onions.
Scent leaves (a handful).
Utazi leaves (very little).
Teaspoon – (fish seasoning).
Half cup of ground crayfish.
1 teaspoon – Paprika powder
Fresh pepper
1 seasoning cube.
Lion pepper soup spices.
Salt to taste.
Preparation
Step 1
We start by washing the fishes thoroughly, most people fail to do this properly. Normally, the fish is cut in the market by the seller to serve-able sizes so just transfer into a bowl and soak with hot water at 80 – 90 degree Celsius, very boiled water will end up peeling the skin of the fish.
Wash to remove the slimy outer skin completely.
Step 2
Prepare all the necessary ingredients, I had to pound the fresh red pepper and half cup of crayfish together with a mortar and pestle. Also slice the utazi leaves, onions, scent leaves and set aside in bowl.
Step 3
Tansfer the washed catfish into the cooking pot, as I advised above, it is better to use a small pot so the fish parts are very close to each other, this will allow the proper incorporation of the ingredients and help you make a very delicious point and kill pepper soup.
I think we are done with the hard part, fishes take about ten to fifteen minutes to cook, that is just the catfish. Electric fish and a few other fish found in Nigeria take just about five minutes to prepare.
Step 4
Once you have transferred into a pot, then start with salt, followed by seasoning cubes, fish seasoning, crayfish, pepper. etc.
Then add water, about 3 cups.
Make sure the ingredients are not suspended at the top.
Cook 7 minutes then add all the leaves, I also added some paprika powder because I love ‘dem red catfish pepper soup.
There are basic ingredients for making catfish (point and kill) pepper soup, however, you are free to spice up with flavors and spices of choice.
In the end – this is what you get.
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