How To Prepare Catfish Peppersoup

Indeed catfish pepper soup is an incredibly spicy, intensely flavoured and aromatic broth-like soup primarily made from a blend of native seeds and good amount of water. It is eaten year round in Nigeria, despite the hot weather, it is a soup that has the capacity to stop a cold/flu in it's tracks if done the proper way.


Ingredients: 

• 1 whole catfish cut into pieces (or as desired)
• 1/2 tsp. yellow or dry black pepper
• 1/2 tsp. grinded ginger
• 3 red plum tomatoes (optional)
• Seasoning
• Eire (Scent leaf, popularly called Ntong by the Efik people)
• Utazi leaves  (optional)
• Uriren (optional)
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 ltr of water

Procedure:

• Wash and slice the fresh plum tomatoes and set aside 
• Cut the whole catfish into pieces as desired 
• Wash the pieces of catfish in warm water thoroughly to remove the slime from the skin and set aside
• Blend all the ingredients you have (the spices and pepper)
• Add the 1 1/2 ltr. of water into a thick pan and bring to boil for 5 minutes
• Add the pepper and salt followed by all the other blended ingredients one after the other
• Stir and allow to boil for 2 minutes
• Add all  the pieces of the catfish and allow to boil for another 10 minutes
• Add the Efiri (scent leaf) and Utazi
• Add the sliced fresh tomatoes and stir, cover and allow to boil for 3 more minutes
• Have a taste to check if seasoning is ok
• Serve hot in a bowl with chilled drink