How To Make Real Jamaican Pumpkin & Split Peas Soup//Caribbean Comfort Food//Easy Rich Pumpkin Soup

split peas

🥗Healthier: green lentils

💰Cheaper: dried beans

Green lentils cook faster and are often less expensive.

pumpkin

🥗Healthier: butternut squash

💰Cheaper: sweet potato

Butternut squash offers similar sweetness and texture.

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Almond milk is lower in calories, while evaporated milk is often less expensive.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasonings

Homemade broth can be healthier and more flavorful.

Sort and wash the yellow split peas, then boil in a pressure pot for about 34 minutes.

Rinse the salt beef and pig's tail, then put them to boil.

Clean and season the chicken foot and chicken neck, then set aside.

Peel and cut the pumpkin into small pieces, add to the pot with the split peas, salt beef, and pig's tail, and boil for another 10 minutes.

Cut remaining pumpkin into larger chunks along with carrot, yam, cocoa, sweet potato, and corn, then set aside.

Check the meat and ensure it's tender, then add the remaining ingredients: ground food, pumpkin, carrot, and make dumpling spinners to add to the pot.

Add corn, scallions, thyme, bay leaf, and soup noodles, stir well, and allow to boil for a couple of minutes.

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