Philadelphia Pepper Pot Soup Recipe 425

AUTHENTIC PEPPER POT SOUP

Steps:

• Place the tripe or other meat that you have selected to use in a saucepan, and cover with water. Bring to a boil, and turn off the heat. Allow the meat to cool a bit in the water, and then drain and rinse. Cut into 1/4 inch pieces.
• In a large heavy kettle, saute the bacon until clear. Add the onion, celery, leeks, parsley, and green peppers; saute until tender.
• Stir in beef stock, thyme, marjoram, cloves, red pepper flakes, bay leaf, and black pepper. Bring the kettle to a boil, and turn down to a simmer. Cook, covered, until meat is very tender, about 2 hours.
• Add the diced potato and carrots, and cook for an additional 20 minutes.
• Prepare the roux by stirring the flour into the melted butter or margarine, and cooking for a moment on the stove. When the soup is done to your liking, stir in the roux. Simmer, stirring all the while, until the soup thickens a bit. Correct the seasonings.

PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook the beef, peppers and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

PHILADELPHIA PEPPER POT

Steps:

• Wash tripe thoroughly, place in a kettle and cover with water; simmer for 8 hours.
• Drain and cool.
• Cut into 1/2-inch pieces.
• Cover veal shank with 3 quarts of cold water and simmer about 3 hours.
• Remove meat from bones and cut into small pieces.
• Strain broth and return to kettle.
• Add onion and bay leaf; simmer about an hour.
• While onion is cooking, make dumplings by combining all the ingredients together and roll into small balls (about the size of marbles).
• Add peeled and cubed potatoes with the pot herbs.
• Add meat and cooked tripe; season with salt and cayenne to taste.
• Roll dumplings lightly in flour to prevent sticking and drop into hot soup.
• Cook for about ten minutes, add chopped parsley and serve at once.

PEPPER POT SOUP II

Steps:

• Add cubed steak, red wine, and water to a large soup pot. Simmer, covered, over medium low heat for 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling water for 5 minutes. The pasta should be only partially cooked. Drain.
• Add pasta, tomatoes, onion, and sugar to meat. Simmer for 30 minutes.
• Stir beans, succotash, and green pepper into soup. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Simmer over low heat until soup is hot and vegetables are tender.

WEST INDIES PEPPER POT SOUP

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, saute the pork and beef in the oil over high heat for 10 minutes, until brown. Add the onion, garlic, and Scotch bonnet pepper; saute for 3 to 5 minutes, until the onion is translucent. Add the scallions and saute for 3 minutes. Add the taro root and saute for 3 to 5 minutes more, until translucent. Add the chicken stock, bay leaves, thyme, allspice, and ground pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and cook about 30 minutes, until the meat and taro root are tender. Stir in the callaloo. Reduce the heat and simmer about 5 minutes, until wilted. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve in a tureen or divide among individual soup bowls.