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Please, enough of the lecture on fresh fish varieties. The matter at hand is how to clean and marinate fresh fish. There’s a straight forward way to clean fish but the ingredients for marinating fresh fish depends on what you want to do with the fish. I’m preparing this fish for pepper soup so, I’ll use pepper soup ingredients to marinate the fish.
Ingredients
A large bowl Water Stock cubes Salt Uda, calabash nutmeg and uziza seeds. Some already prepared pepper soup spices contain all three.How to Prepare
Before starting the business of cleaning the fish, I usually put some water in the kettle to boil. Transfer the fish into a clean bowl. Then, gut the fish. This essentially means to remove the gills, all the organs in the fish and the content of the head. After cleaning the fish, rinse them at least twice in cold water to get rid of the blood. When the hot water is ready, pour it on the fish. This will remove the sliminess and harden the fish.Sign up to the Connect Nigeria daily newsletter
Now that your catfish is ready to use, the next step is to marinate it for pepper soup. For this, peel, rinse and dice the onions. Pour it into the bowl of fish. Add stock cubes, salt and pepper soup spices to it. Gently toss the fish to ensure even distribution of ingredients. Cover the bowl and put it in the fridge to marinate for 30 to 45 minutes. That’s how to marinate your catfish for pepper soup. When it’s time, bring it out and add it to the soup. Featured image source: Facebook/Temi’s Kitchen
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