Jamaican · soup

Pepperpot Soup

Name: Pepperpot Soup
Prep time: 23 min
Total time: 1 h 38 min
Cuisine: Jamaican
Ingredients: 1 lb beef, cut into pieces; 1/2 lb kale, chopped; 1 cup okra, sliced; 1/2 lb yam, cubed; 2 potatoes, cubed; 1/2 lb dasheen, cubed; 4 scallions, chopped; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 Scotch bonnet pepper; 3 sprigs thyme; 4 allspice berries; 1 cup coconut milk; salt to taste; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 6 cups water

Pepperpot Soup reads umami 6.6, richness 5.4 and heat 4.3 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a Jamaican soup, about 1 hr 38 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.

The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10

Umami & Savory — 6.9 / 10
Sweet & Fruity — 4.5 / 10
Sour & Bright — 0.7 / 10
Bitter & Earthy — 3.2 / 10
Rich & Fat — 6.3 / 10
Aromatic & Spice — 5.0 / 10

The measured notes (of 18)

Umami 6.6 · Richness 5.4 · Heat 4.3 · Sweetness 4.0 · Allium 3.0 · Warm Spice 2.9 · Earthy 2.9 · Nutty 2.8 · Salinity 2.5 · Herbaceous 2.1 · Bitterness 1.8 · Fruity 1.6 · Floral 1.6 · Sourness 0.7

What's in it (15)

1 lb beef, cut into pieces
1/2 lb kale, chopped
1 cup okra, sliced
1/2 lb yam, cubed
2 potatoes, cubed
1/2 lb dasheen, cubed
4 scallions, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 Scotch bonnet pepper
3 sprigs thyme
4 allspice berries
1 cup coconut milk
salt to taste
1/4 tsp black pepper
6 cups water

Time & effort: about 1 hr 38 min (23 min active) · effort: medium

Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 74.8 kcal, 4 g protein, 2.8 g fat, 12.5 g carbs

Dietary: Contains meat · Contains dairy — engine-derived; double-check anything allergy-critical.

How it's cooked (3 steps)

Simmer meat in water with scallions, garlic, Scotch bonnet, thyme, and allspice until nearly tender, then add chunks of yam, dasheen, and potato.
Stir in coconut milk, chopped callaloo or kale, and sliced okra and continue simmering until vegetables are completely soft.
Season to taste and ladle into bowls as a complete, filling meal.

Dishes with a similar flavor shape

Gungo Peas Soup — Jamaican
Beef and Potato Curry — Indian
Stewed Peas — Jamaican
Mezbani Gosht (Feast-Day Beef in Ground Whole Spice) — Bangladeshi
Ground Lamb and Pine Nut Rice Skillet — Middle Eastern

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