Achu Soup (Yellow Soup) & Achu - gloriously yellow, delicate soup prepared mostly in Cameroonian home cooking and fairly common in the Western and North West province. It is always paired with mashed/pounded achu coco (taro).
In medium –sized saucepan boil meat, season with salt, hot pepper, and Maggie until tender (approximately 30-60 minutes depending on the choice of meat). You can shorten this process in half by using a pressure cooker. Reserve the stock (preferably 6 cups or more).
Boil the cow skin and tripe together or you may do so separately until tender. Remove cow skin, tripe. Set aside
Let the stock come to room temperature before using.
While meat is boiling grind limestone and warm
In a blender, pulse stock, limestone, oil and achu spice, until all the ingredients have been fully incorporated and it has turned into yellowish color.
Adjust salt and Maggie according to taste.
Notes
-You can purchase taro in Asian super markets , Indian supermarkets and African stores. -Achu spice can only be purchased at some African stores- mainly Cameroonian owned)Make sure your broth is flavorful ( right amount of pepper , salt and maggie) -A little bit of smoked fish adds another dimension to this dish. Some people include crayfish -you may do so while boiling the meat -The key to a good achu soup is the right combination limestone and oil( if soup separates , then add a little bit of limestone and pulse again.