How To Prepare Achi and Okazi Soup

Ingredients;

• 1kg beef
• 1/4 kg of Stock fish (or as desired)
• 1 cup of crayfish
• 1/2 cup of Achi seeds
• 1/2 bottle of palm oil
• Okazi leave (Afang)
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 Stock cubes (maggi)
• 2 ltr. water

Procedure:

The Achi seeds should be blended.

• Soak stock fish in warm water to soften a bit for about 5 minutes
• Wash beef  and stock fish thoroughly in a bowl
• Transfer beef and stock fish into a cooking pot and bring to boil for about 2 minutes
• Season with the salt, pepper and stock cubes, stir and allow to cook for another 2 minutes
• Add the 2 ltr, of water and stir, and allow to cook for 5 minutes
• Add the palm oil, stir and let it cook for 1 minute
• In a small bowl mix the blended achi with a little amount of water and pour into the soup, or you can also pour the blended achi powder directly to the soup
• Add okazi leaves and stir very well, allow to cook for another 5 minutes to allow the leave to cook very well as it is sometimes hard
• Add more water if it turns out too thick
• Serve together with any of the swallows (eba, fufu, semovita, pounded yam etc...)