Authentic Pepper Pot Soup Recipes

PEPPER POT SOUP

Steps:

• Mix 4 cups water, chicken bouillon powder, potatoes, carrots, celery, onion and peppers in a large pot.
• Bring to a boil.
• Cover and simmer 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• In a separate bowl, mix flour, salt, pepper and 1 cup water together until smooth.
• Stir flour mixture into soup.
• Continue stirring until soup thickens.
• Add milk and heat through.
• Makes a large pot.

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.

AUTHENTIC PEPPER POT SOUP

Steps:

• Place the tripe or other meat that you have selected to use in a saucepan, and cover with water. Bring to a boil, and turn off the heat. Allow the meat to cool a bit in the water, and then drain and rinse. Cut into 1/4 inch pieces.
• In a large heavy kettle, saute the bacon until clear. Add the onion, celery, leeks, parsley, and green peppers; saute until tender.
• Stir in beef stock, thyme, marjoram, cloves, red pepper flakes, bay leaf, and black pepper. Bring the kettle to a boil, and turn down to a simmer. Cook, covered, until meat is very tender, about 2 hours.
• Add the diced potato and carrots, and cook for an additional 20 minutes.
• Prepare the roux by stirring the flour into the melted butter or margarine, and cooking for a moment on the stove. When the soup is done to your liking, stir in the roux. Simmer, stirring all the while, until the soup thickens a bit. Correct the seasonings.

PEPPERPOT SOUP

Steps:

• Put the callaloo, kale, and beef in stockpot, cover with the water, and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook until the beef is tender, about 1 hour.
• To the callaloo mixture, add the coconut milk, sweet potatoes, potatoes, scallions, thyme, Scotch bonnet, and freshly ground pepper. Bring back to a simmer for 1/2 hour more. Season at the end with the salt, to taste.

AUTHENTIC TRINIDAD PEPPERPOT

Steps:

• n a very large heavy-bottomed pan (with a lid), add all the spices, the sugar, vinegar, Worcester sauce and oil. Heat gently and mix thoroughly until you get a thick brown paste.
• Add the meat and coat in the paste, leave to simmer (not fry!) for a few minutes with the lid on the pan. Be careful because the sugar can burn easily and you don't want the meat to go too hard.
• Add rum to sizzle up and look professional!
• Chop all the vegetables into long thin slices. Bung in to the pan, and add enough water to cover everything.
• Keeping the lid on the pan, let it simmer for as long as possible - it can keep going for several hours, but watch it to stop it drying out; it should be a sort of gravy consistency. Finally, add the chilli sauce and the coriander in the last ten minutes of cooking.
• Serve on top of a bed of red rice.