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What Is Red Peas Soup?
This is my vegan and gluten-free version of Jamaican red peas soup. Red peas soup is traditionally cooked with salt beef, salted pig’s tail, or chicken feet. Like my Jamaican Stew Peas, this red pea soup has lots of flavors that you won’t even miss the meat.
To boost the flavor, I added 2 vegetable bouillon cubes, you can substitute with your favorite bouillon cube or chicken-style seasoning or leave it out and just flavor with salt.
Traditionally we add a Scotch bonnet pepper, this pepper can be found in West Indian supermarkets or you can substitute with cayenne pepper.
How To Make Red Peas Soup?
- Sort beans and soak beans in a large pot or bowl of cold water overnight or for 8 hours. The following morning discard water and rinse beans.
- Add 10 cups of water and bring to boil on medium-high in a large pot, reduce heat to simmer, and cook beans until tender, about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- Add chopped onion, garlic, green onions, thyme, carrots, potatoes, yam, dumplings, coconut milk, allspice, vegetable bouillon, and Scotch bonnet pepper.
- Bring to boil and reduce to a simmer and cook until vegetables are tender about 30 minutes.
- Discard Scotch bonnet pepper before serving.
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How To Make Red Peas Soup Thick?
To make your soup thick, you can either cook the soup for longer until it thickens, You can also remove a cup of soup with beans and potato, using a handheld to process until thick, stir into the remaining soup and stir.
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Categories
- Categories: Gluten-Free, Vegan
- Course: Soup
- Cuisine: Jamaican
- Season: Christmas
Nutrition
(Per portion)- Energy: 257 kcal / 1074 kJ
- Fat: 8 g
- Protein: 12 g
- Carbs: 37 g
Cook Time
- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 1 h 30 min
- Ready in: 1 h 50 min
- For: 8 Servings
Ingredients
For The Soup
- 2 cups dried red kidney beans
- 10 cups water
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 green onions, chopped
- 3 sprigs of thyme
- 1 medium carrot, peeled and chopped
- 1 medium potato, peeled and chopped
- 1 cup yam, peeled and chopped
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 6 pimento berries
- 2 cubes vegetable bouillons
- 1 whole Scotch Bonnet
- salt, to taste
- 1 batch of Dumplings, optional recipe below
Dumplings
- 1/2 cup all purpose gluten-free flour, (I used Krusteaz brand)
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
For The Soup
- Sort and wash beans, soak in cold water overnight in a large pot or bowl for at least 8 hours.
- The following day, discard water and rinse beans, place them in a large saucepan with 10 cups of water and bring to boil, lower heat to simmer until tender for about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- Add chopped onion, garlic, green onions, thyme, carrots, potatoes, yam, dumplings, coconut milk, allspice or pimento berries, vegetable bouillon, and Scotch bonnet pepper.
- Bring to boil and reduce to a simmer and cook until vegetables are tender about 30 minutes. Discard Scotch bonnet pepper before serving.
For The Dumplings
- Place flour and salt in a bowl. Add water and mix to make a stiff dough. Pinch off small pieces of dough and roll into the palm of hands to make long thin dumplings. Drop into simmering stew.
Oh wow! I’ve heard of green pea soup but never red. So interesting, and it looks delish!
Your vegan and gluten-free version of Jamaican red peas soup sounds amazing! It’s great to see that you were able to make a traditional dish healthier without sacrificing any of the delicious flavours. I’m sure it tastes just as good, if not better, than the original recipe.
Oh, this Red Peas Soup recipe sounds absolutely delightful! I can just imagine how comforting and warming it must be, especially on chilly evenings. I love the addition of potato, carrots, yam, and dumplings, which I’m sure add even more heartiness and texture to the soup.
very hearty, comforting, & delicious! especially in the winter. i come back to this dish a few times since it is so good! i hope you give it a try.
Nnnniiiccceeee….this is a new recipe to me! For a moment there, I thought I was looking at a favourite of mine; beans! I look forward to trying them out. Thanks for sharing their recipe.
I love that this dish can easily be prepared with just vegetables making it a great vegetarian or vegan dish as well!