Nigerian Catfish Pepper Soup (popularly known as Point & Kill) is that Nigerian pepper soup that is usually eaten in exclusive Nigerian bars and restaurants.
Catfish pepper soup is always high in demand by guests at Nigerian parties and is about the most common pepper soup cooked in Nigeria. It is one of the easiest and fastest to cook in the repertoire of Nigerian pepper soups but it is also very easy to mess up.
Ingredients for Catfish Pepper Soup
500g Cat Fish
4 Ehu or Ariwo or Calabash Nutmeg seeds
Habanero Pepper or chilli pepper (to taste)
A few scent leaves
2 medium onions
Salt (to taste)
2 big stock cubes
Before you cook the Nigerian Catfish Pepper Soup
1. To prepare Cat Fish Pepper Soup, wash and cut the cat fish into 1-inch thick slices. Boil some hot water and pour on the pieces of fish, stir and remove immediately. This toughens the skin of the fish so that it does not fall apart during cooking.
2. Now it is time to prepare the ‘secret’ ingredient. Using an old frying pan, roast the Ehu seeds (stirring constantly) till you can smell it. Don’t worry you will know when it is OK to take it off because it has a distinctive aroma. Another way to know that it is OK is to take one of the seeds and try to remove the outer membrane. If the membrane comes off easily, then the Ehu is done.
(Ehu or Calabash nutmeg seed)
3. Peel off the membrane from all the Ehu seeds and grind with a dry mill, cut the onions into tiny pieces and wash and pick the scent leaves and tear them up with your fingers into small pieces.
Cooking Directions
Step 1. Place the pieces of fish in a pot and pour water to just cover the fish, add the stock cubes and bring to the boil.
Step 2. Once it starts to boil add the ground ehu, onions, habanero pepper and scent leaves and continue cooking.
Step 3. Once the catfish is done, add salt to taste and leave to simmer for about 5 minutes and it’s ready!
Catfish Pepper Soup should always be served hot. It can be eaten alone with a chilled drink, Agidi, Boiled White Rice or Boiled Yam.
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