Tripe, Cowheel and Beef are among the many thick soups made in the Caribbean and enjoyed as a main meal.
The tripe most used and available in the Caribbean is cow's tripe. It is a meat that requires long cooking and so the best tool to use to make Tripe Soup is a pressure cooker. Of course the soup can be made in a regular pot but it will take at least 2 - 3 hours to be cooked enough so that the tripe is tender.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour, 20 minutes
Rest time for dumpling dough: 20 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients:
- 2 Tsp oil
- 1 cup diced onions
- 6 sprigs fresh thyme, divided
- 2 lbs cow tripe, cut up
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Water
- 1/2 cup yellow split peas, soaked overnight
- 1 lb. pumpkin (calabaza squash), cut into large chunks
- 2 lbs. green plantains, peeled and cut into 1-inch rounds
- 6 - 8 okra
- Dumplings
Preparation:
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Heat oil in pressure cooker.
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Add onions and saute until translucent, 2 - 3 minutes
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Add 3 sprigs of thyme and saute for 1 minute
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Add tripe along with salt and pepper to taste and saute for 4 minutes.
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Add 6 cups water, stir and cover pressure cook and let cook for 45 - 50 minutes. Time begins from the first whistle.
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Add peas and enough water to make soup, cover pot and let pressure for 5 minutes. Time begins from the first whistle. Release pressure cooker valve to let out steam and open pressure cooker.
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Add pumpkin, plantains and remaining thyme. Cook until plantains for almost melting. (Do not close pressure cooker at this stage, just rest the cover on top of the pot).
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Add okra and dumplings to pot, cover and let cook for 6 - 8 minutes or until dumplings are cooked through.
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Taste for seasoning and adjust if necessary. Stir and serve.