Chicken and Yam Pepper Soup

Ingredients

• 1/2 tuber of yam diced (quantity depends on your family size)

• 1 kilo Of fresh chicken

• 2 handful of crayfish(optional)

• Utazi Leaves(optional )

• Scent leaves

• 1 big Onions

• 2 knorr Cubes (to taste)

• pepper as desired

• Salt to taste.

• 1 cooking spoonful of red oil.

Preparation

• wash freshly killed chicken very well, put in a large bowl

• season with 1 cube of knor, salt, slice of onions and 1 tsp of thyme

• mix everything together, pour into a cooking pot, add 2 cups of water and set over a high heat to start cooking.

•  wash and slice the onions, scent leaves, utazi leaves and prepare other ingredients.

• blend crayfish and fresh pepper together.

• Peel the yam, wash and dice the way you like it.

• pour washed yam into a bowl and add little water.

• After some minutes, stir the chicken to know if it's cooked the way you like it, if yes

• Add your diced yam to the chicken, if the water is not enough add more water

• Allow to boil before adding 1 extra cube of knorr, salt and the blended pepper/crayfish.Make sure the ingredients are not suspended at the top.

• Add the sliced utazi and scent leaves, you can use the dried utazi if you can’t find the fresh one.

• cover to cook till the yam is soft.

• taste for salt, maggi and pepper.

•yummy. ....enjoy.