How To Make Delicious Nigerian Catfish Pepper Soup

Catfish pepper soup is one of Nigerian’s most popular evening recipes but it can be so complex to make.Catfish pepper soup (point and kill) is the most popular fish pepper in Nigeria although there are also cow tail pepper soup, goat meat pepper soup and several others recipes as well.The popular point and kill pepper soup that is served in major restaurants and bars in Nigeria has one ingredient that is hard to find – Utazi , a slightly bitter leaf that is used in making a few Nigerian foods.

So, here are the ingredients for making point and kill (cat fish) pepper soup. You will no doubt end up with a very delicious result if you use the ingredients as listed below.
Ingredient
This would serve 4 to 5 people.
1 medium sized catfish – 1.2KG
One big bulb of onions
Scent leaves (a handful)
Utazi leaves (very little)
1 Maggi cube (spices)
Lion pepper soup spices
Kitchen glory (beef seasoning) (a sachet)
Half cup of ground crayfish
Fresh pepper
Salt to taste.

Preparation
It is better to use a smaller pot while making pepper soup so that all the ingredients would easily soak with the fish, and it wouldn’t take too much water to get the fish submerged in water.
Start by washing the fishes thoroughly; most people fail to do this properly. Normally, the fish is cut in the market by the seller to serve-able sizes so just transfer into a bowl and soak with hot water at 80 – 90 degree Celsius, much boiled water will end up peeling the skin of the fish. Wash to remove the slimy outer layer completely.
Prepare all the necessary ingredients; pound the fresh red pepper and half cup of crayfish together with a mortar and pestle. Also, slice the utazi leaves, Uziza , onions and scent leaves and set aside in a bowl.
Transfer the washed cat fish into the cooking pot and start cooking. Fishes take about ten to fifteen minutes to cook, and that is just the cat fish. Allow to boil well before adding all the ingredients. Ensure you add enough water at least until the fish parts are completely submerged in water. Then start with salt, followed by a cube of Maggi, crayfish plus pepper, you can add the leaves now or later.
Make sure the ingredients are not suspended at the top. Cook for three to five minutes then add the onions and all the leaves, added any favoured spice and the lion pepper soup spice. These are available in Nigeria and maybe a few other countries of the world.
There are basic ingredients for making cat fish point and kill pepper soup; however, you are free to spice up with flavors and spices of choice.