Achu (Taro with Yellow Sauce)

Name: Achu (Taro with Yellow Sauce)
Prep time: 180 min
Yield: 6 portions
Cuisine: Cameroonian
Ingredients: 2 kg Taro (colocasia); 4 Unripe plantains (for texture); 250 ml Palm oil; 1 piece Rock salt (Kanwa), walnut-sized; 3 tablespoons Achu spices (Pèbè, Four Sides, Cloves, Black pepper); 1 kg Beef; To taste Tripe (blanket); To taste Cow skin (Canda); To taste Chili pepper

180 minPrep Time

HardDifficulty

Portions

Video Recipe (1)

Shopping List — 9 items

Taro (colocasia)2 kg

Unripe plantains (for texture)4

Palm oil250 ml

Rock salt (Kanwa), walnut-sized1 piece

Achu spices (Pèbè, Four Sides, Cloves, Black pepper)3 tablespoons

Beef1 kg

Tripe (blanket)To taste

Cow skin (Canda)To taste

Chili pepperTo taste

Chef's Tips

The emulsion is key: kanwa water poured gradually into cold palm oil transforms the red oil into yellow sauce. Don't overheat the oil or the emulsion won't set.