Catfish is the fish Nigerians build a whole evening around. The flesh is firm and slightly oily, it holds its shape through long cooking, and it gives pepper soup that unmistakable depth no other fish quite delivers.
Cook it as point-and-kill pepper soup with uziza and utazi, grill it, or simmer it into a tomato and pepper stew. It stays mild on its own, so the broth carries the heat.
This is the 4-litre container, the larger party size sold by volume; a 2-litre container is listed separately. Order online from Jollof Bistro for delivery or pickup in Kigali.