Total time · 40 min

Nigerian Catfish Pepper Soup

Name: Nigerian Catfish Pepper Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 600 g Catfish steaks; 5 g Uziza seeds; 3 g Ehuru (African nutmeg); 1 piece Onion; 900 ml Fish stock; 15 g Fresh ginger; 1 piece Scotch bonnet pepper

Uziza and ehuru spices infuse the broth as catfish gently poaches.

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 25 min
Servings: 4

Indicative estimates

Energy per serving: ~29 kcal per serving partial estimate
Ingredient value: ~$5.70 partial estimate; 5 of 7 ingredients estimated

Ingredients

600 g Catfish steaks
5 g Uziza seeds
3 g Ehuru (African nutmeg)
1 piece Onion
900 ml Fish stock
15 g Fresh ginger
1 piece Scotch bonnet pepper

Directions

10 min
Pound uziza, ehuru, ginger, and chile, then bring the stock to a simmer.
24 min
Add onion and pounded spices to the stock; simmer to infuse, then gently poach the catfish to 158 °F (70 °C).
6 min
Lower fish in without stirring and poach until opaque; serve hot.