Soupe Joumou

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Flavorful and comforting, soupe joumou takes immoderate clip to hole and carries tremendous symbolism for Haitians. It is simply a accepted crockery served successful festive tureens connected Jan. 1 to commemorate Haitian Independence Day. It is besides a regular repast successful Haitian homes connected Sunday mornings, and appears connected brunch menus astatine Haitian restaurants.

Whatever onions and potatoes you person connected manus volition enactment for this recipe, truthful agelong arsenic they are astatine slightest mean successful size. Be definite to permission the Scotch bonnet capsicum uncut, different the crockery tin easy go excessively blistery to eat. The pasta thickens the crockery and volition soften the longer it sits (if the crockery is frozen the pasta volition soften adjacent more). Some Haitians relish the accidental to suck retired the marrow from the bones; portion others debar the bones entirely.

Serve with buttered toast oregon crusty bread.

Leftover crockery tin beryllium refrigerated for up to 4 days and frozen for up to 3 months. (The pasta successful the crockery whitethorn thicken the broth and marque it cloudy, but it does not impact the flavor.)

From Haitian American writer Jenna Chrisphonte.

Ingredients

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Servings: 10-12 (makes astir 6 quarts)

1 lb beef stew meat
1 lb beef bones
Juice of 3 limes (about 6 tablespoons), divided
1 mean bulb (7 ounces, immoderate type), chopped
1/2 greenish doorbell pepper, chopped
1 clump scallions, chopped
1 caput garlic, peeled and cloves separated
1/4 cupful chopped caller parsley
1 tablespoonful olive oil
12 cups positive 1 tablespoonful water, divided, positive much arsenic needed
1 spoon kosher salt
2 tablespoons Creole oregon Cajun seasoning
One (2 1/2- to 3-pound) kabocha squash
3 mean potatoes (1 lb 8 ounces), diced large
3 mean carrots (10 ounces), chopped
3 ribs celery, chopped
1 turnip (12 ounces), diced large
1 ample leek (white and airy greenish parts only), halved lengthwise and sliced thinly, past rinsed cleanable of soil and dirt
1 full greenish Scotch bonnet pepper, near uncut (optional)
1 extra-large chickenhearted bouillon cube (1/3 ounce/12 grams), specified arsenic Maggi oregon Knorr brand
10 sprigs caller thyme, tied with twine, positive much for garnish
1 tiny caput greenish cabbage (1 pound), chopped into 1- to 2-inch ribbons
3/4 cupful penne pasta oregon different akin pasta