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Catfish peppersoup is quite popular in Nigeria, especially in the local bars. The catfish itself is widely referred to as Point and kill. This pepper soup recipe is simple to make and all of the ingredients can be found at your local markets around.
Catfish pepper soup is a delectable dish. It’s so adaptable that it’s suitable for any cuisine. You can serve it with white rice, cornstarch (Agidi or Eko) or even take it hot as a temporary relief for extremely cold days.
Catfish pepper soup is one of the easiest and quickest Nigerian pepper soups to make, but it is also quite easy to botch up. Because of its delicate nature, it requires precise time and care to prepare.
This recipe is always popular among visitors at Nigerian gatherings, and it is the most commonly prepared pepper soup in Nigeria. During Omugwo, it is fed to a nursing mother.
How To Clean Your Catfish Before Cooking Your Catfish Peppersoup
- Scrub the fish’s skin with salt.
- Scrub with Alum
- Soak it for 3 minutes in hot, boiling water. The slime will readily fall off and the fish’s skin toughened.
Things To Note When Preparing Your Catfish Peppersoup
- Use the hot water method when cleaning, to keep your catfish firm and not disintegrated in your pot of soup.
- Don’t use too many different flavors and spices in your fresh fish pepper soup.
- Cook for long enough to remove the sharp raw flavor of the spices and the slimy flavour of the fish.
- Use enough pepper, if you can.
- Some suggestion for Amazon links to “Crispy Battered Fish Fillets“.
Catfish Peppersoup
Ingredients
- Catfish
- ¼ cup Peppersoup spice
- Lemon grass/scent leave (optional)
- 1 tbsp ground crayfish
- 5 limes
Instructions
- Wash your catfish with lime, lemon, salt or hot water.Catfish
- Once slime has been removed, place it in a pot.5 limes
- Add pepper soup spice.¼ cup Peppersoup spice
- Add some chopped fresh pepper.
- Add seasoning cubes and salt for taste.
- If you have chosen to add lemon grass to your dish, you may add it now.Lemon grass/scent leave
- Cover the pot and allow to cook-the pepper soup should be ready in 35-50 minutes.
- Optional: Adding chopped onion and yellow pepper will give the dish a special flavour.
