Bahamian Chicken Souse Recipes

BAHAMIAN CHICKEN SOUSE (SOUP)

Steps:

• 1. Rinse chicken wings and soak 10 minutes in vinegar water to facilitate the removal of their skin. Remove skin from the wings.
• 2. In a bowl, combine chicken wings with the juice of one of the limes. Add seasoned salt to taste. Marinate for 1/2 hour.
• 3. In a pot large enough, sauté the onions over low heat for 10 minutes until lightly browned. Add the green pepper and sauté for 5 minutes over low heat.
• 4. Add the potatoes, carrots, bay leaves, and chicken wings. Mix well and cook 10 minutes over low heat.
• 5. Add water to cover, then add the allspice, the juice of the other two limes and seasoned salt to taste. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer one hour.
• 6. Halfway through cooking, add the jalapeños.
• 7. When done, ladle soup into bowls. Garnish with the chopped cilantro and a couple of thin lime rounds.

BAHAMIAN CHICKEN SOUSE

Steps:

• 1. Pre-boil chicken in large pot. (You can cover in an inch of water on high heat for a quick boil). Be sure to add salt and dried pepper to water. Keep checking pot and add a little water at a time as it boils down.
• 2. While meat is cooking do the following: Peel and cut potatoes into medium cubes. Place in bowl of tap water until ready to place into pot (to prevent it turning brown). Cut onion into medium slices. Cut celery stalks into medium to small cubes. Crush and finely cut garlic cloves.
• 3. Remove the meat from heat right before it reaches the desired tenderness. (If you chose to substitute the chicken for turkey or pork ribs, the boil time will greatly increase to reach tenderness).
• 4. Throw away broth and rinse meat thoroughly. (The final soup should be clear and free of particles.)
• 5. Put freshly rinsed meat in large pot. Add the potatoes, onion, garlic, whole allspice (key to unique flavor).
• 6. Cover in water an inch above the ingredients. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• 7. Bring to a boil. When potatoes are almost done add celery.
• 8. Remove from heat when potatoes are tender but be sure not to boil celery too much. (Keep slight crunch).
• 9. Squeeze one lime in pot. Save and slice second lime to add flavor to separate servings.
• 10. NOTE: When I made this I felt that the allspice was rather overwhelming. Next time I would only use 1T and think that would still impart the unique flavor.