jamaican chicken and pumpkin soup

By foodiva

Ingredients

• 3 pounds or more chicken thighs cut in chunks
• 1 medium onion diced
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 2 Teaspoons Fresh thyme
• 1 Scotch bonnet pepper
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 bay leaf
• 5 cups broth/water or more
• 2-3 Green Onions diced
• 1 teaspoon all spice
• 1 Coyote cut in large chunks
• 1 plantain cut in chunks
• 2-3 cups butter squash (cut in large chunks)
• 1-2 carrots cut in large chunks
• 2-3 Tablespoons parsley (optional)
• 1 flavored packet cock soup
• Salt and pepper to taste

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 65mins
Adapted from africanbites.com

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions
Heat up a pot or Dutch oven with oil , then add onions, green onions, garlic, thyme, all spice, Bay leaf; scotch bonnet pepper or hot sauce to the skillet. Stir for about 3 minutes to get the aromatics going. Then add chicken, salt and pepper. Then stir for about a minute.
Followed by water or broth to the pot.
Then throw vegetables: plantains, squash, coyote plantains, carrots and cock bouillon, salt according to preference
Cover and cook on for about 30 minutes.
Remove and serve with bread

Instructions