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Achu Soup

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).
Course Main
Cuisine African
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 3 -4
Calories 178kcal
Author Imma

Ingredients

  • 1-2 pounds of assorted meat beef, tripe, cow skin
  • 6-7 cups stock or/and water
  • 1 tablespoon bouillon powder or maggie
  • 1 tablespoon ground limestone
  • 2 tablespoon ground achu spice
  • 1/2 cup warm red oil
  • 1 hot pepper Scotch bonnet/Habenero
  • 4-5 pounds of Coco yams Taro
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  • 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.

Nutrition

Calories: 178kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 177mg | Potassium: 608mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 188IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg