HOW TO MAKE SOUP JOUMOU with ONLY $15!

Go to the store to buy ingredients for Soup Joumou.

Select 4 plantains for $1.

Choose a small turnip and a small white yam for $1.69 per pound.

Pick the smallest potatoes available for $0.79 per pound.

Select a small package of tiny spaghetti.

Purchase beef for around $2.23.

Check out with a total of $17.71.

Mix the beef with a piece of sour orange juice, Creole seasoning, half a cube of Maggie, and salt. Cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours or overnight.

After marinating, cook the beef with tomato paste, parsley, and thyme until 70% cooked, allowing the water to dry.

Prepare the pumpkin by rubbing it with lime to remove slime, then cut it into small pieces.

Boil hard vegetables (pumpkin, potatoes, green plantains) in water for 10-15 minutes.

Add soft vegetables (cabbage and other soft veggies) to the pot after the hard veggies have boiled.

Add oil or butter to the beef and braise until it has a nice golden color.

Add a little water to the braised beef to create a sauce and set aside.

Remove the pumpkin and potatoes from the boiling pot once they are soft.

Mash the pumpkin using the back of a spoon and mix with hot water to achieve a yellow color.

Add the mashed pumpkin to the soup along with the beef sauce, stirring to combine.

Taste the soup and adjust seasoning with Maggie, Creole seasoning, and salt as needed.

Add a whole Scotch bonnet pepper and ground cloves for flavor.

Let the soup simmer on low heat until well combined.

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