Cookbook:Catfish and Plantain Pepper Soup

| Cuisine of Nigeria

Catfish and plantain pepper soup is prepared by cooking catfish with plantain and adding spices to the mixture.

Ingredients

 * Catfish
 * Chile pepper
 * Fresh pepper (blended)
 * Ehuru
 * Uda
 * Pepper soup spices
 * Ripe plantain, peeled and in pieces
 * Ground crayfish
 * Onions, chopped
 * Seasoning cubes
 * Salt
 * Scent leaf
 * Utazi leaf

Procedure

 * 1) Wash the catfish with salt and hot water to remove the slime.
 * 2) Blend together the chile pepper, fresh pepper, ehuru, uda, and other spices.
 * 3) Heat a pot of water over the fire. Add plantain, and allow to cook for a few minutes.
 * 4) Add the catfish, spice mixture, ground crayfish, onions, seasoning cubes, and salt. Let simmer for about 10–15 minutes.
 * 5) Add the scent leaf and utazi.
 * 6) Remove from heat, and serve hot.