Winter Recipes: Nigerian Cat Fish Pepper Soup Recipe| Point and kill

catfish

🥗Healthier: tilapia

💰Cheaper: mackerel

Tilapia is lower in calories, while mackerel is often more affordable.

scotch bonnet peppers

🥗Healthier: jalapeños

💰Cheaper: bell peppers

Jalapeños provide heat with fewer calories; bell peppers are milder and cheaper.

palm oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Coconut oil offers a similar flavor profile with health benefits; vegetable oil is often less expensive.

seasoning cubes

🥗Healthier: homemade spice mix

💰Cheaper: salt

Homemade mixes can be healthier and tailored to taste; salt is a basic alternative.

Clean the catfish and scrape off the black skin using salt and warm water.

Boil water and pour it over the catfish to firm it up, ensuring the hot water reaches every part of the fish.

Remove the catfish from the hot water and place it in a pot.

Chop the yellow and red peppers, and blend them with crayfish, Buddha's seed, and add to the pot with the catfish.

Add seasoning cubes and chopped onions to the pot.

Pour enough water into the pot to cover the fish.

Place the pot on the stove and cook for 15 minutes, stirring gently to distribute the spices.

After 15 minutes, check the pot and stir again gently.

Taste for salt and adjust if necessary, adding more salt if needed.

Add the jumbo shrimp to the pot and cover, cooking for another 15 minutes.

After a total of 30 minutes of cooking, add the parsley as the vegetable substitute for scent leaves.

Give the soup one last gentle stir and serve.

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