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Soup Joumou (Haitian Beef and Squash Soup)
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Soup Joumou (Haitian Beef and Squash Soup)

20 ingredients 5 steps wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

694
Calories
36g
Protein
30g
Fat
76g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 17 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Turnip 1 medium (122g) 34
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Green Cabbage 1 cup shredded (89g) 22
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Scotch not in our table 0
Pumpkin not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 scallions , sliced , plus more for garnish
  • ¼ cup roughly- chopped parsley
  • ½ tsp dried thyme
  • 1 medium shallot , sliced
  • 1 scotch bonnet chile , stemmed and seeded
  • Juice of 1 lime , plus wedges for serving
  • Salt , to taste
  • Freshly-ground black pepper , to taste
  • 1 lb beef chuck , cut into ½- inch pieces
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 8 cups beef stock
  • 2 carrots , cut into 1½-inch pieces
  • 2 stalks celery , cut into 1½-inch pieces
  • 1 small leek , trimmed, halved lengthwise and cut into 1½-inch pieces; rinsed
  • 1 small yellow onion , cut into 1½-inch pieces
  • 1 large Yukon gold potato , peeled and cut into 1½-inch pieces
  • 1 medium turnip , peeled and cut into 1½-inch pieces
  • ½ small green cabbage , cored and cut into 1½-inch pieces
  • ½ small calabaza or kabocha squash , cut into 1-inch pieces

Directions

1

Purée garlic, scallions, parsley, thyme, shallots, chile, juice, salt and pepper, and ½ cup water in a blender until smooth; mix with beef in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap , and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.

2

Remove beef from marinade and dry with paper towels ; set aside.

3

Heat oil in a 8 qt saucepan over medium-high heat. Add beef; cook, turning as needed, until browned, about 8 minutes. Add stock and bring to a boil ; reduce heat to medium, and cook, stirring occasionally, until beef is tender, about 1½ hours. Add carrots, celery, leeks, onion, potatoes, turnips, and cabbage; cook, slightly covered and stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.

4

Meanwhile, bring squash and 2 cups water to a boil in a 2 qt saucepan over high heat; reduce heat to medium-low and cook, covered, until squash is tender, about 10 minutes. Drain, reserving ½ cup cooking liquid and transfer squash and liquid to a blender; purée until smooth and set aside. When vegetables are tender, uncover, and stir in reserved squash purée; cook, stirring occasionally, until soup is slightly thick, 5–10 minutes more

5

Season soup with salt and pepper and serve with scallions and lime wedges.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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