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  • Jamaican Pepper Pot Soup

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    Jamaican Pepper Pot Soup
    Prep: 1 hours Cook: 1 min Servings: 8
    by Sprat
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    A classic Jamaican soup popular around the Caribbean.

    Ingredients

    • 1 lb. of beef short ribs
    • 1 large onion
    • 1 head of garlic
    • 1 tsp thyme or 2 fresh sprigs
    • 1 tablespoon pimento
    • 1 tsp rosemary
    • 2 tablespoons oil
    • 8 cups water
    • 1 whole hot pepper
    • 1 large carrot
    • 2 cups sliced orka
    • 1 cup coconut cream
    • 8-12 whole large shrimps
    • Salt and Pepper to taste
    • Called for:
    • 1/2 cup slicked cho cho ( chayote )
    • 2 cups dasheen (taro )
    • 3 cups callaloo
    • Substituted and Added:
    • 1 medium zucchini ( chayote is of the squash family )
    • 1 potato
    • 1 large sweet potato ( yam )
    • 1/2 cup spinach
    • 1 tomato
    • 2 beef oxo cubes
    • few dashes of browning sauce

    Directions

    1. Place oil in pot and saute onions, garlic thyme and pimento for 5 minutes. Add water and ribs. Boil slowly for 1 hour or until tender. Separate meat from the bones and cut into smaller bite-sized pieces.
    2. Cut up and add all vegetables, coconut cream, salt and pepper.
    3. Simmer for 45 minutes. During that time saute the large shrimp in garlic pepper and oil and set aside.
    4. Garnish soup with shrimp and serve hot.
    5. Serves 8

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