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Hearty Caribbean Chicken Soup with chicken, pumpkin, vegetables and dumplings by Chef Winston
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Caribbean Chicken Soup

Don't throw away those chicken bones! Simmer them into a rich homemade broth, then finish with vegetables, fluffy dumplings, herbs, and the remaining shredded chicken for the perfect Caribbean comfort meal.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time2 hours 50 minutes
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Island Favorites
Keyword: chicken
Servings: 6 Servings

Ingredients

Stock

  • Chicken bones
  • 10 cups water
  • 1 onion
  • 2 celery stalks
  • 3 carrots
  • 6 garlic cloves
  • Fresh thyme
  • Bay leaf
  • Black peppercorns

Soup

  • Remaining shredded chicken
  • 2 potatoes
  • 2 carrots
  • Pumpkin or calabaza
  • Celery
  • Fresh thyme
  • Scallions
  • Salt & pepper

Dumplings

  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • Water

Instructions

  • Simmer chicken bones with stock ingredients for about 2 hours.
  • Strain broth.
  • Add vegetables and cook until tender.
  • Add shredded chicken.
  • Mix dumpling dough.
  • Drop dumplings into simmering soup.
  • Cook until dumplings are fluffy.
  • Finish with fresh thyme and scallions.

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