Red Peas Soup

Prepare

1. 🥄Wash and rinse the dried kidney beans..
2. 🔥then cover with water in a deep bowl.

Steps

1. 🔥Remember as they soak they will expand to at least triple the size they were originally so add a lot of water to the bowl.

Cook

1. 🧂Soak them overnight or for at least 2 hrs to make the cooking step go quicker.

Steps

1. 🍳I tossed out the water they were soaked in after it did the job.

Prepare

1. 🫇Have your butcher cut the salted pigtail into 2 inch pieces as it will be very difficult to cut with an ordinary kitchen knife.

Cook

1. 🍽️Wash, then place a deep pot with water and bring to a boil.
2. 🌿Cook for 20 minutes, then drain + rinse and repeat (boil again in water).

Steps

1. 🌿The goal is to make the pieces of pig tails tender and to remove most of the salt it was cured in.
2. ✨Time to start the soup.

Cook

1. ✨Place everything in the pot (except the flour and potato), then cover with water and place on a high flame to bring to a boil.
2. 🥄As it comes to a boil, skim off any scum/froth at the top and discard.
3. 🔥Reduce the heat to a gentle boil and allow it to cook for 1 hr and 15 mins..

Steps

1. 🥄basically until the beans are tender and start falling apart.

Cook

1. 🔥It’s now time to add the potato (and Yams etc if you’re adding it) as well as the coconut milk and continue cooking for 15 minutes.

Steps

1. 🧂Now is a good time to start making the basic dough for the spinner dumplings.

Prepare

1. 🍳Mix the flour and water (add a pinch of salt if you want) until you have a soft/smooth dough.

Steps

1. 🫇allow it to rest for 5 minutes, then pinch of a tablespoon at a time and roll between your hands to form a cigarette shape.

Cook

1. 🍽️Add them to the pot, stir well and continue cooking for another 15 minutes on a rolling boil.

Prepare

1. 🌿You’ll notice that I didn’t add any salt to the pot as the remaining salt from the salted pigtails will be enough to properly season this dish.

Steps

1. ✨However you can taste and adjust accordingly.
2. 🥄Lets recap the timing part of things so you’re not confused.

Cook

1. 🥄Cook the base of the soup for 1 hr and 15 minute or until tender,
2. 🔥then add the potatoes and cook for 15 minutes,
3. 🧂then add the dumplings and cook for a further 15 minutes.

Steps

1. 🔥Keep in mind that this soup will thicken quite a bit as it cools.
2. 🧂While this is not a traditional recipe to any one specific island, versions of this soup (sometimes called stewed peas) can be found throughout the Caribbean, Latin America and Africa.
3. 🍳A hearty bowl of this soup will surely give you the sleepies (some may call it ethnic fatigue).
4. 🫇You can certainly freeze the leftovers and heat it up another day.