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Red Peas Soup

Name: Red Peas Soup
Cuisine: Jamaican
Ingredients: 1 cup red kidney beans (red peas); 200 grams pigtail or salted beef; 1 pepper scotch bonnet pepper; 1 cup yellow yam or flour dumplings; 1 cup coconut milk; 1 teaspoon thyme; 2 stalks scallion; 1 teaspoon allspice (pimento); 4 cups water

Red Peas Soup is a hearty Jamaican dish made from kidney beans (red peas) and typically includes salted meat and dumplings. It is a staple comfort food in Jamaican households, known for its rich and savory flavor and is often enjoyed as a nourishing meal any time of day.

9 ingredients

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Culinary DNA Preview

Jamaican70%

African30%

Ingredients

red kidney beans (red peas)
1 cup
pigtail or salted beef
200 grams
scotch bonnet pepper
1 pepper
yellow yam or flour dumplings
1 cup
coconut milk
1 cup
thyme
1 teaspoon
scallion
2 stalks
allspice (pimento)
1 teaspoon
water
4 cups

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

The dish reflects Jamaica's African and indigenous influences, evolving as a filling meal for plantation workers using locally available beans and salted meats.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Jamaican70%

ingredients+techniques

African30%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

soaking boiling simmering dumpling making

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