Nsala (White Soup)

A light, peppery catfish soup thickened with yam, with no palm oil, hence “white soup”.

Prep 25 min · Cook 40 min · Beginner friendly · $20.00 CAD

Ingredients

• 1 kg Fresh catfish, cut into steaks
• 200 g White yam (thickener)
• 1 tsp Uziza seeds, ground
• 1 tsp Ehuru (calabash nutmeg), toasted and ground
• 4 leaf Utazi leaves, thinly sliced
• 2 tbsp Ground crayfish
• 2 Scotch bonnet peppers
• 1 Onion
• 2 cube Stock cubes
• 1 tsp Salt

Cook it step by step

1. Clean the catfish
2. Boil and pound the yam
3. Poach the catfish gently
4. Thicken with the yam
5. Season and finish with utazi
6. Serve with swallow