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Trini Cow Heel Soup
Learn how to make Trini Cow Heel Soup and enjoy the comforting taste of this classic dish with fresh, local ingredients.
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Prep Time:
30
minutes
minutes
Cook Time:
1
hour
hour
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Caribbean, Tobago, Trinidad
Keyword:
one-pot, soup
Author:
Emily
Ingredients
Cow Heel Soup
2
tbsp
Cuisine Soyabean Oil
1
large onion
diced
4
cloves
of garlic
minced
4
pimentos
finely chopped
2
lbs
of cowheel
2
cups
of chopped pumpkin
10
sprigs of thyme
1
cup
of Cuisine Yellow Split Peas
6
cups
of water
1
scotch bonnet pepper
Salt and black pepper
to taste
2
cups
of cubed potatoes
2
cups
of chopped carrots
8
sprigs of shadon beni
chopped
Dumplings
1
cup
of Cuisine All Purpose Flour
½
cup
of water
1
tsp
of Cuisine Soyabean Oil
1
pinch
of salt
Instructions
Cow Heel Soup
In a large pressure cooker, heat oil and add onions, garlic and pimento peppers.
Allow the aromatics to fry and then add the cowheel to the pot.
Add the chopped pumpkin and continue to fry. Place thyme sprigs into the pot.
Add split peas and season with salt and black pepper.
Cover the ingredients with water and secure the lid on the pressure cooker.
Allow to cook for thirty minutes.
Remove the pressure cooker from the heat and allow the steam to fully stop before opening the lid.
With the lid removed, place on a medium flame and add the dumplings and potatoes. Add scotch bonnet pepper. Cook for 10 minutes.
Add chopped carrots and allow to cook for 5 minutes.
Add shadon beni, remove scotch bonnet pepper and serve.
Dumplings
Combine ingredients and knead into a smooth ball.
Roll the ball into a log and cut into ½ inch pieces.
Add to soup.
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