Trinidad Corn Soup

Nutrition

Ingredients

Directions

1. 1

   In a large soup pot heat oil

2. 2

   Add the onions and garlic and saute until fragrant

3. 3

   Add the potatoes , carrots , celery , thyme and pimento peppers and cook for about 5 mins stirring constantly

4. 4

   Add the split peas and stock

5. 5

   Add salt and black pepper to taste

6. 6

   Add the scotch bonnet pepper and if using the coconnut milk

7. 7

   Cover the pot and simmer for about an hour until peas are soft

8. 8

   Use an immersion or ordinary blender and puree soup to a thick and creamy consistency and return to the pot

9. 9

   Add corn and dumplings and cook for a further 20 minutes until corn is cooked and the dumplings float to the surface

10. 10

    Add culantro , remove from the heat , taste and adjust seasonings

11. 11

    If soup is too thick at any time , add water