Akidi Soup

Ingredients

• 3 cups akidi beans, washed
• 500 g assorted meat
• 200 g stockfish, soaked and cleaned
• 150 g smoked fish
• 1/2 cup palm oil
• 1 medium onion
• 2 tablespoons ground crayfish
• 2 red bell peppers, blended
• 1 scotch bonnet pepper
• 1 teaspoon seasoning powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups meat stock
• 1 handful sliced uziza or scent leaves

How to make it

1. Wash the akidi beans and pick out debris.
2. Soak stockfish until soft, wash and remove bones.
3. Cook the assorted meat until tender and reserve the stock.
4. Boil the akidi beans in fresh water until tender; this can take 45 to 60 minutes depending on the beans.
5. Heat palm oil in another pot and sauté the chopped onion.
6. Add blended pepper and cook for 6 to 8 minutes.
7. Add crayfish, seasoning, salt and meat stock.
8. Add the cooked akidi, meat and stockfish.
9. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes so the flavours combine.
10. Add smoked fish and sliced leaves near the end.
11. Cook for 3 minutes, taste and adjust seasoning.