GRILLED CATFISH | HOW TO COOK NIGERIAN FOOD

catfish

🥗Healthier: tilapia

💰Cheaper: mackerel

Tilapia is lower in fat and mackerel is more affordable.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: sunflower oil

Olive oil is healthier, while sunflower oil is cost-effective.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: green chili

Jalapeños offer heat with less intensity, and green chilies are budget-friendly.

seasoning cubes

🥗Healthier: homemade spice blend

💰Cheaper: salt

Homemade blends can be healthier and more flavorful.

Prepare marinade by chopping scotch bonnet, spring onions, ginger, red onion, white onion, garlic, green bell peppers, and carrots into small pieces for blending.

Blend the chopped ingredients into a rough paste.

Heat vegetable oil in a pan and fry the blended paste for 10 to 15 minutes until it thickens and flavors develop.

Clean the catfish using lime, salt, and hot water to remove slime.

Make cuts in the catfish to allow seasoning to penetrate.

Season the catfish with fish seasoning and salt, rubbing it all over the fish.

Brush the marinade evenly over the catfish, ensuring it gets into the cuts and inside the fish.

Optionally, add spring onions and green bell pepper inside the gut of the fish for added flavor.

Wrap the seasoned fish in foil and let it marinate or grill it immediately.

Place the fish on the grill, cooking for about 30 minutes on each side at low heat for a smoky flavor.

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