Jamaican Chicken Pepper Pot Soup Food

JAMAICAN PEPPER POT SOUP

Steps:

• In a pot large enough to hold at least 20 cups of water, add pig tails. Cook on medium heat to render fat. Pat salt beef dry with a towel. When drippings have accumulated, add salt beef to pot and saute until brown.
• Once browned, add 6 1/2 pints of water and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 1 hour, occasionally skimming off the foam that rises to the surface and clings to the sides of the pot.
• After 1 hour, add the yams and coco. Add ice water to congeal fat and cause it to rise to the top. Skim off fat. Simmer for 1/2 hour more.
• Add okra and kale. Add thyme, salt, and pepper to taste. Add chopped onion and scallion. Cook another 1/2 hour. Add callaloo or spinach and boil for 3 minutes. Serve immediately.

CHICKEN PEPPER POT SOUP

Steps:

• Cook chicken unitl half done. Set Aside.
• Heat Chicken Stock, Soy Sauce, Garlic, Sugar, Sesame Oil, and Hot Sauce. (You can add Collard Greens at this point if desired.) Bring to Boil.
• Make a slurry. Combine 1 Cup Cornstarch with 1 Cup Water and mix until all Cornstarch is disolved. Add to Stock and reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Add all Vegetables and Chicken. Cook until Chicken and Vegetables are done. Another 20 to 30 minutes depending on Chicken.
• Drizzle with Sesame Oil when serving. If desired, you can add fresh Spinach just before serving.

CARIBBEAN PEPPER POT SOUP

Steps:

• Cook onions in oil in a skillet until tender.
• Place onions in crockpot along with garlic, ginger, chili powder, scotch bonnet, coriander, celery seeds, salt, pepper, sugar, squash (or carrots), kidney beans, tomatoes and stock.
• Stir to mix well.
• Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 4-6 hours or until vegetables are tender.
• Add coconut milk and stir well.
• Set crockpot to high and cook for 15-20 minutes more.
• Garnish with cilantro before serving.

JAMAICAN SHRIMP PEPPER POT SOUP

Steps:

• Combine okra, spinach, green pepper, minced onion, salt, thyme, marjoram, rosemary, minced garlic, red pepper and chicken stock in large stockpot. Heat to boiling.
• Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 30 minutes.
• Add shrimp and coconut milk.
• Simmer until shrimp are cooked, about 5 minutes.
• Serve garnished with lime slices.

JAMAICAN PEPPER POT SOUP

Steps:

• Wash the callaloo then chop finely boil in water with the corned beef until beef is tender, usually about 2 hours.
• Add the coconut milk, yam, okras, scallion, hot peppers, and black pepper add additional water if necessary, simmer for 30 min and your soup should be ready to serve.

JAMAICAN CHICKEN PEPPER POT SOUP

Steps:

• Fry bacon over medium heat in large stock pot.
• Remove bacon with slotted spoon.
• Add chicken pieces and cook for 5 minutes or until done.
• Return bacon to pot.
• Add vegetables, spices and chicken broth.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Add cream of coconut and simmer for 10 more minutes.
• Serve in individual bowls.
• Suggested garnishes: sprig of thyme, slice of lime, chopped scallion, thin slice of scotch bonnet pepper.