How To Prepare The PERFECT Gungo Peas Soup || Jamaican Style! 🇯🇲

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: almond milk

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

gungo peas

🥗Healthier: split peas

💰Cheaper: canned peas

Split peas are easier to find and cheaper.

Soak the salt beef overnight to remove excess salt.

Wash the fresh beef with vinegar and slice it into bite-sized pieces.

Blend the coconut to extract the juice.

Prepare the ingredients including sweet potato, yellow yam, dasheen, scallions, and green pepper.

Cut the fresh beef and salt beef into pieces and add them to a pot with water.

Add the soaked gungo peas to the pot with the meat and water.

Cover the pot and cook for about 25 minutes.

Prepare the cornmeal dumplings by mixing flour and cornmeal, adding water gradually until the right consistency is achieved.

After 25 minutes, check the meat for tenderness and add coconut milk to the pot.

Add the diced sweet potato, yellow yam, and dasheen to the pot.

Crush some of the sweet potato to enhance the flavor in the soup.

Add the dumplings to the pot and stir gently.

Taste the soup and adjust seasoning if necessary, adding salt to taste.

Cover the pot and let it simmer until the desired consistency is reached.

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