Best West Indian Soup Recipes

WEST INDIAN PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, toss squash and sweet potatoes with melted butter, brown sugar, salt and black pepper.
• Spread mixture onto a greased roasting pan.
• Bake at 350F for 1-1 1/2 hours, or until tender.
• Saute onion in oil in a large pot until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add the scotch bonnet, garlic, and ginger and cook just until fragrant.
• Add the thyme, orange peel, curry powder, nutmeg, cinnamon stick, and bay leaves, mixing everything thoroughly.
• When it becomes sticky, add the roasted vegetables and stir to mix, then the chicken stock, stirring to keep blending everything.
• Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove soup from heat and allow to cool for 15 minutes.
• Puree approximately 1/3 of the soup in a blender until it is smooth then add back to soup and stir well.
• Add heavy cream and coconut milk and blend.
• Reheat if necessary.
• May also be chilled before serving up to 1 day.
• Serve cold or hot, garnished with roasted pumpkin seeds (if desired).

WEST INDIAN PEPPER POT SOUP

Steps:

• Dice the sausage, place it in a 3- to 4-quart saucepan and cook over medium heat until lightly browned. Dice the corned beef, add it and continue to cook a few minutes. Add the onion, scallions, bay leaf and thyme, and continue to cook until the onion is tender. Stir in the hot chili or pepper.
• In a mortar or spice grinder, crush the allspice and peppercorns and add them to the pot. Stir, then add the stock. Bring to a simmer, and add the greens. Cook for 20 minutes.
• Add the carrot, yuca and squash and cook about 10 minutes longer. Taste, adjust the amount of pepper if necessary and season with salt. Remove the bay leaf and thyme before serving.

WEST INDIAN PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and chop the onions, and peel and mince the garlic.
• Brown the onions in the butter, and stir in the garlic.
• Add the pumpkin and broth and bring to a simmer.
• Add the bay leaves, celery in large chunks, marjoram, parsley and chives.
• Simmer until tender, about 45 minutes.
• Remove the pumpkin pieces and set aside.
• Press everything else through a strainer, and discard all solids.
• Puree the pumpkin and return it to the soup.
• Add the cinnamon and cream.
• Reheat and serve.
• If you already have pureed cooked pumpkin, simmer the seasonings in the broth for 30 minutes, then strain it as described above.
• Add the pumpkin and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes more before adding the cinnamon and cream.
• Use 3 cups pureed pumpkin.

WEST INDIAN SOUP

Steps:

• Roast onions, leeks and garlic with olive oil in a pre-heated oven at 300° F for about 30 minutes.
• remove and purée.
• Bring the chicken stock, pumpkin purée and puréed vegetables to a boil.
• Simmer for 45 minutes.
• Add half and half and simmer for 30 more minutes; season with salt and pepper.
• Finish with heavy cream.

WEST INDIAN PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Saute the onions, carrots and celery until soft bu not brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the garlic and chilies and cook for 1 minute 2 Stir in the pumpkin, 4 cups of the stock, the herbs, add seasoning and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer the soup, uncovered, until the vegetable are very soft, about 30-minutes. Remove the bay leaves and thyme branches, and puree the soup in a blender. 3. Return the soup to the saucepan and stir in the cream. If the soup in too thick, add more stock. correct the seasonings, adding salt and/or pepper. 4 Prepare the spice-scented whipped cream: Beat the cream to soft peaks in a chilled bowl. Whip in the spices and salt and pepper. 5 To serve, ladle the soup into bowls and place a dollop of the spice-scented whipped cream in the center of each. Sprinkle the cream wit the chives and serve it as once.