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Easy Soup Joumou
Bowl of Soup Joumou
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Haitian
Keyword Soup Joumou
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings
people
Ingredients
  • 1 lb Beef
  • 1/2 lb Joumou
  • 1-2 Carrots
  • 1/2 lb Yam
  • 1 Turnip
  • 1 Stick Celery
  • 2 Sticks Green Onion
  • 1 Handful Macaroni and a bit of dry noodles optional
  • 8-9 Cups Water
  • 1 Tbsp Tomato Paste
  • Epis
  • Powdered Seasoning
  • Salt to taste
  • 1/4 Onion
  • 1-2 garlic
  • Green Pepper
  • Hot Pepper
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 Tsp Butter
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Haitian
Keyword Soup Joumou
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings
people
Ingredients
  • 1 lb Beef
  • 1/2 lb Joumou
  • 1-2 Carrots
  • 1/2 lb Yam
  • 1 Turnip
  • 1 Stick Celery
  • 2 Sticks Green Onion
  • 1 Handful Macaroni and a bit of dry noodles optional
  • 8-9 Cups Water
  • 1 Tbsp Tomato Paste
  • Epis
  • Powdered Seasoning
  • Salt to taste
  • 1/4 Onion
  • 1-2 garlic
  • Green Pepper
  • Hot Pepper
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 Tsp Butter
Bowl of Soup Joumou
Instructions
  1. Clean and season the beef
  2. Add seasoned meat an ½ cup of water to a pot and bring to a boil.
  3. When this first bit of water runs out, add 5 cups of water. Allow to boil until the water lessens.
  4. Add 3 cups of water when the second water is almost finished—make sure that the meat has softened.
  5. While the meat sauce is boiling, prepare the veggies.
  6. Peel and wash the Joumou, yam, turnip and potatoes
  7. Cut the Joumou into large cubes
  8. Wash the celery and green onions
  9. Scrape off the top layer of the carrot and cut into pieces
  10. When the meat has softened, add the Joumou pieces to the meat sauce
  11. Allow to boil until the Joumou is cooked. This takes 10-15 minutes.
  12. When the Joumou is cooked, remove the pieces from the sauce to blend
  13. Add the Joumou and some of the meat sauce to the blender and blend well.
  14. Add the Joumou sauce to the meat sauce. Bring to boil
  15. While the sauce is boiling, add the rest of the veggie and bring to a boil
  16. While the sauce is boiling, dice some onion and garlic and fry them in a bit of oil—this is to kòmande the soup
  17. When the onion and garlic is browned, not burnt, add the mixture to the soup
  18. Add a bit of butter
  19. Taste the soup and if it’s to your taste, it’s ready to serve

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