Caribbean🥣 Soups & stews

Chicken and Dumplings Soup

Name: Chicken and Dumplings Soup
Total time: 2 h
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 1 cup Pink beans, soaked; ~2-3 sprigs Fresh thyme; 500 g Chicken wings; ~2 tbsp Oil; ~1 tsp Salt; ~½ tsp Black pepper; ~1 tsp Mixed herbs; ½ tsp Jamaica red seasoning or all-purpose seasoning; 1 tbsp Green seasoning; ½ tsp Celery powder; 1 cup Plain flour; 2 tbsp Cornmeal; ½ cup Water (for dumpling dough); 3 cups Water (for soup); 2 Medium potatoes; 1 Carrot; 3 Frozen spinach; ~1 tsp Curry powder; ½ Scotch bonnet pepper

⏱ 120 min

A traditional Caribbean soup passed down from grandmother's kitchen, combining tender chicken wings, homemade herb dumplings, beans, root vegetables, and fresh spinach. Seasoned with fresh herbs and Caribbean spices to create a rich, flavourful broth.

Adapted from a video by TERRI-ANN'S KITCHEN

Chicken and dumplings soup! A recipe from my grandmother!

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Ingredients

Pink beans, soaked1 cup
Fresh thyme~2-3 sprigsest.
Chicken wings500 g
Oila small amount~2 tbspest.
Saltto taste~1 tspest.
Black pepperto taste~½ tspest.
Mixed herbs~1 tspest.
Jamaica red seasoning or all-purpose seasoning½ tsp

Steps

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1
Rinse the soaked pink beans and add them to a pot with fresh thyme. Simmer on low heat for about an hour until the beans soften and crush easily.
2
Clean the chicken wings thoroughly with lemon juice, vinegar, and cold water. Season with oil, mixed herbs, salt, celery powder, all-purpose seasoning, and green seasoning. Set aside to marinate.
3
Mix flour, a pinch of salt, cornmeal, and mixed herbs in a bowl. Gradually add water while mixing until a firm dough forms. Shape into a smooth ball and let it rest.
4
Heat a little oil in a pot and add the marinated chicken wings. Cover and cook for about 5 minutes. Pour all the marinade juices from the bowl into the pot.
5
After 5 minutes, uncover, stir the chicken, and let it brown slightly on the edges over medium-high heat.
6
Once the chicken is cooked to your liking, add the cooked beans with all their cooking liquid and about four cups more water to achieve your desired soup volume.
7
Add peeled potatoes and carrot, and simmer for about 5 minutes until they begin to soften but remain slightly firm.
8
Roll the dumpling dough into balls and gently drop them into the soup. Add the frozen spinach and whole Scotch bonnet pepper. Adjust seasonings with salt, curry powder, mixed herbs, and black pepper to taste.
9
Cover the pot and continue cooking for 10 to 15 minutes until the beans, chicken, dumplings, and potatoes are fully cooked and the broth becomes rich and thick. Remove the Scotch bonnet pepper before serving if you prefer a milder dish.

Chicken and Dumplings Soup

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