Chicken Souse Pronounced Sowse Food

BAHAMIAN CHICKEN SOUSE

Steps:

• Toss the chicken wings with 3 tablespoons lime juice and the seasoned salt. Set aside to marinate at room temperature for 1 hour.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and green pepper; cook and stir until the onion has softened and begun to brown, about 10 minutes. Add the potatoes, carrots, red pepper flakes, allspice, bay leaves, marinated chicken, lime juice, and water. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and continue simmering until the chicken is no longer pink at the bone, and the vegetables are tender, about 40 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper before serving.

CHICKEN SOUSE PRONOUNCED "SOWSE"

Steps:

• In a large air tight container, mix together the lime, season salt, pepper, allspice and bay leaves.
• Add in the chicken, stir well and marinate for 12-24 hours.
• In a large dutch oven, heat the oil over medium heat
• Add in the chicken pieces reserving the marinade, cook until browned on all sides, and set aside.
• Add in the onions, carrots and celery, sauté until tender about 5 minutes.
• Add in the potatoes and fresh thyme.
• Return the browned chicken to the pot along with reserved marinade.
• Add enough water to cover the chicken in the pot.
• Bring to a boil and then simmer for about 45 minutes or until the chicken meat is falling off the bone.
• Remove the chicken and de-bone it, adding back into the pot the chicken meat.
• Add salt to taste.
• Remove the allspice berries and bay leaves.
• Serve with old sour, extra limes and Johnny cakes.

BAHAMIAN CHICKEN SOUSE

Steps:

• 1. Pre-boil chicken in large pot. (You can cover in an inch of water on high heat for a quick boil). Be sure to add salt and dried pepper to water. Keep checking pot and add a little water at a time as it boils down.
• 2. While meat is cooking do the following: Peel and cut potatoes into medium cubes. Place in bowl of tap water until ready to place into pot (to prevent it turning brown). Cut onion into medium slices. Cut celery stalks into medium to small cubes. Crush and finely cut garlic cloves.
• 3. Remove the meat from heat right before it reaches the desired tenderness. (If you chose to substitute the chicken for turkey or pork ribs, the boil time will greatly increase to reach tenderness).
• 4. Throw away broth and rinse meat thoroughly. (The final soup should be clear and free of particles.)
• 5. Put freshly rinsed meat in large pot. Add the potatoes, onion, garlic, whole allspice (key to unique flavor).
• 6. Cover in water an inch above the ingredients. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• 7. Bring to a boil. When potatoes are almost done add celery.
• 8. Remove from heat when potatoes are tender but be sure not to boil celery too much. (Keep slight crunch).
• 9. Squeeze one lime in pot. Save and slice second lime to add flavor to separate servings.
• 10. NOTE: When I made this I felt that the allspice was rather overwhelming. Next time I would only use 1T and think that would still impart the unique flavor.