Red Peas Soup|Jamaican Soup |THE RAINA’S KITCHEN

red kidney beans

🥗Healthier: black beans

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Black beans offer similar texture and flavor, while canned beans save time.

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: serrano pepper

Jalapeños provide heat with easier availability.

allspice

🥗Healthier: mixed spices

💰Cheaper: nutmeg

Mixed spices can mimic the flavor profile of allspice.

Start with a piece of yellow yam, cut off the end to check its quality.

Wear gloves while cutting yellow yam to avoid skin irritation.

Prepare breadfruit, which can be prepackaged and peeled, and cut out the heart.

Boil 1 pound of salt beef in hot water for 10 to 15 minutes to remove excess salt, then wash it off again.

Explain that salt beef is cured in a salt brine for preservation.

Chop up the yellow yam, white sweet potato, and add to the pot.

Add 16 ounces of red peas (kidney beans) to the pot.

Add 4 cloves of garlic, 1 tablespoon of chicken bouillon, and 1 tablespoon of all-purpose seasoning.

Add 1/2 block of coconut cream to the pot.

Pressure cook the mixture for 20 minutes to speed up the cooking process of the peas.

Add 1 pound of fresh beef and the previously boiled salt beef to the pot, totaling about 2 pounds of beef.

Add the remaining 1/2 block of coconut cream to the pot.

Switch to a larger soup pot and add approximately 16 to 20 cups of water, adjusting as needed.

Add chopped pumpkin, carrots, sweet potato, breadfruit, and yellow yam to the pot.

Add more green seasoning, scallion, thyme, and pimento seeds for flavor.

Drop in some frozen sweet corn.

Add pumpkin-flavored soup mix and additional seasoning as desired.

Let the soup boil for about 20 minutes on low to medium heat to simmer.

Add dumplings to the soup after realizing they were forgotten during the cooking process.

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