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Soupe Joumou (Haitian Pumpkin Soup) Soupe Au Giramoun Recipe

Soupe Joumou (Haitian Pumpkin Soup) Soupe Au Giramoun Recipe

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Ingredients:

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2 lbs calabaza fresh pumpkin, peeled and cut into large chunks
1 lb beef bones with marrow
1 lb beef shoulder or 1 lb chuck
1 -2 fresh limes (don'tsp use the bottled stuff) or 1 -2 sour orange, cut in half (don'tsp use the bottled stuff)
2 scallions , including the green tops, chopped
4 garlic cloves, crushed and minced
1 tsp thyme
1/4 tsp pepper
2 tsp salt
1 shallot, minced
2 scallions , including the green tops, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
2 fresh chives, minced
1 green pepper, sliced thin
2 tbsp pikliz haitian spicy pickling vinegar (spicy vinegar of haiti - picklese (pikliz))
4 celery ribs, cut in 1-inch pieces
12 cabbage leaves, cut in 4 pieces each
1 leek, stalk well cleaned & sliced in 1-inch pieces
2 small turnips, peel cut in 1-inch pieces
2 large carrots, peel cut in 1-inch pieces
4 -6 whole cloves
1/2 cup spaghetti (or a little of both mixed with egg noodles) or 1/2 cup macaroni (or a little of both mixed with egg noodles)
2 large potatoes, peeled and cut in 4 pieces each
2 scotch bonnet peppers or 2 habanero peppers, whole with stem and pricked with a fork twice
1 tbsp butter (optional)
2 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp salt

Directions:

In a medium pot, cook pumpkin and 1 Scotch bonnet pepper (do not cut, just prick once or twice) over medium heat in 6 cups water for 30 minutes. Discard the pepper.
Purée pumpkin in the water.
While pumpkin is cooking, clean meat with lime or sour oranges, rinse with cold water and drain.
Make a meat rub by grinding 4 garlic cloves, 1 teaspoon thyme, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, 2 sliced scallions into 2 teaspoons salt.
Rub meat with spice mixture. Let it rest for at least 1 hour.
Marinate meat with scallions, onion, garlic, shallot, chives, green pepper, pikliz, salt and black pepper. You can marinate meat from 1 hour up to one day in advance for flavor enhancement.
In stockpot, add the meat with 1 cup water and cook covered over medium heat for 40 minutes.
Add 3 cups water and puréed pumpkin and bring to a boil for 40 minutes.
Add celery, cabbage, leek, carrots and whole cloves.
Cook, uncovered, for 20 minutes.
MAKE DUMPLINGS: BOULETTES DE PATE OR DONMBWEY:.
In a bowl, mix flour, salt and 1 cup water, making sure there are no lumps.
Using a tablespoon, mold dumplings into desired shape in your hand and add to boiling water. They usually take on the shape of spaetzels.
Add pasta, potatoes, hot pepper, and butter and spoon in dumplings.
Cook, uncovered, for 20 minutes.
Taste it.
If it needs more salt and/or pepper, add to taste.
ENJOY!

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	864.37 Kcal (3619 kJ)
Calories from fat	234.8 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	26.09g	40%
Cholesterol	81.96mg	27%
Sodium	1884.83mg	79%
Potassium	2657.37mg	57%
Total Carbs	125.81g	42%
Sugars	39.89g	160%
Dietary Fiber	42.29g	169%
Protein	40.56g	81%
Vitamin C	428.1mg	714%
Vitamin A	0.2mg	5%
Iron	5.7mg	32%
Calcium	618.9mg	62%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	59.3 Kcal (248 kJ)
Calories from fat	16.11 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	1.79g	40%
Cholesterol	5.62mg	27%
Sodium	129.31mg	79%
Potassium	182.3mg	57%
Total Carbs	8.63g	42%
Sugars	2.74g	160%
Dietary Fiber	2.9g	169%
Protein	2.78g	81%
Vitamin C	29.4mg	714%
Iron	0.4mg	32%
Calcium	42.5mg	62%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

18.7

Points
21

PointsPlus

Good Points

low fat,
saturated fat free,
low sodium,
low cholesterol,
good source of fiber

Bad Points

High in Sodium

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