Achu Soup
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A cheerfully yellow Cameroonian soup with traditional spices and heat, made with meat and cocoyam. Hearty and aromatic, it's typically served with pounded taro for a complete meal.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 6- 1-2 pounds (450-900g) assorted meat ((beef, tripe, cow skin, smoked fish, dried crawfish, etc.))
- salt ((½-¾ teaspoon (3-4g) per pound))
- ground red pepper (to taste (or a whole scotch bonnet))
- 6-7 cups (1½L) stock ((or 6 cups water with 2 tablespoons beef bouillon))
- ½ cup (118ml) red palm oil
- 2 tablespoons (15g) ground achu spice
- 1 tablespoon (10-11g) bouillon powder (or Maggi)
- 1 tablespoon (10g) ground limestone
- 4-5 pounds (1.8-2.25kg) cocoyams ((taro))
- 2 green bananas (or plantains (optional))
- salt (to taste)
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 80M
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- Prep
- 20m
- Cook
- 1h
- Sodium
- 2598mg
- Total sugar
- 13g
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Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 2799mg
- Calcium
- 187mg
- Iron
- 4mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 20M
- SODIUM
- 2598MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.