Haitian Joumou Soup Recipe (Independence Soup)
Joumou soup, also known as "Soupe Joumou," is a traditional Haitian pumpkin soup. In addition to fresh pumpkin, the soup features meat, citrus juice, vegetables, and hot peppers.
Ingredients
- Beef Stew Meat – 1 lb
- Water – 10 cups
- Scotch Bonnet Pepper – 1
- Pumpkin – 2 lbs
- Carrots, peeled – 2
- Celery Stalks – 2
- Parsley Sprigs – 5
- Onions, diced – 1 cup
- Turnips, diced – 2
- Potatoes, diced – 2
- Cabbage, chopped finely – 1 lb
- Limes – 2
- Tomato Paste – 2 tbsp
- Tomato Sauce – 1 cup
Instructions
- In a medium pot, cook the pumpkin over medium heat in 6 cups of water for 30 minutes.
- While pumpkin is cooking, clean the meat with lime, rinse with hot water and drain.
- Marinate meat with a meat rub or epis. (For an enhanced flavor, you can marinate the meat from 1 hour up to one day in advance .)
- Puree the pumpkin with the water it was cooked in and set aside.
- In a stockpot, add the meat with the oil and tomato paste and brown it by adding small amounts of water to caramelize the meat.
- Cook covered over medium heat for 20 minutes.
- Add 3 cups of water and the pureed pumpkin and bring to a boil.
- Add the cabbage, carrots, celery, onion, turnips, tomato sauce, potato and parsley to the soup.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 1 hour with a whole scotch bonnet on top. (The whole scotch bonnet is for flavoring not to make the soup spicy. Remember to find and remove the pepper as you stir the soup and remove it before it bursts open)
- Taste and add a minimal amount of salt, black pepper or hot pepper to taste.
- Turn off the heat, cover the pot, and let sit until ready to serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 228kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 23gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 56mgSodium: 230mgFiber: 6gSugar: 9g
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