How to make Afiame soup

Afiame soup or beans soup is a soup I will cook over and over again because its simple and the ingredients are readily available. Sometimes the simplest of ingredients just result in some tasty soup that you wonder why you did not think of this. Beans soup is one of such simple but tasty soups. I am bringing to you an adaptation of a soup called Afiame from northern part of Edo state . My twist is the addition of a little bitter leaf to bring that rounded taste that we all want in a soup.
To reduce cooking time you can  roast and grind your beans way ahead and leave in the fridge.
I had washed and oven roasted and ground the beans during the week, so I was only putting together the soup in 30 minutes when I decided to cook. I am sure you will be saying this quick? Sure  and the result  of Afiame soup blew me away.

Recipe for Afiame soup

1  medium size whole smoked Fish
2 pieces stock Fish
Handful smoked prawns
2 table spoons roasted Beans powder
1 tea spoon dried Pepper
2 chopped fresh pepper
1 table spoon  chopped Effirin/ Nchawun/ Ntong
1 tea spoon washed Bitter leaf
1 table spoon Crayfish powder
1 crayfish seasoing
2 pieces Uda
1 cooking spoon Palm oil
60 cl water

Method
1, Steam fish, prawn,stock fish, Uda,  peppers , crayfish powder, seasoning and salt for about 10 minutes
2, Add oil and bitter leaf and cook for 5 minutes
3 , Dissolve the bean powder in cold water
4, Reduce heat on the soup pot ,gradually add the bean paste stirring quickly to prevent it from forming lumps.
5, Increase heat and allow soup to thicken for about 8 minutes (consistency will look like ofe Nsala)
6, Add the chopped Effirin and cook for 2 minutes
7, Serve with Eba.

Tip: Remove seeds from Uda to prevent the bitter flavour in your soup.