Cherokee Pepperpot Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Note: use short ribs or shanks.
• Put the first three ingredients in heavy soup kettle. Cover and bring to boil over high heat then reduce heat to low and simmer 3 hours.
• Remove meat, let cool and discard bones.
• Return the meat to the pot. Stir in remaining vegetables then simmer for 1 1/2 hours partially covered. Season to taste.

Steps:

• Put meat in a large soup kettle and cover with water until it is about 1 inch higher than the meat.
• Cover and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 2 1/2 hours.
• Remove meat, let cool.
• Discard bones, returning meat to pot.
• Put in all vegetables, cover and simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Put the callaloo, kale, and beef in stockpot, cover with the water, and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook until the beef is tender, about 1 hour.
• To the callaloo mixture, add the coconut milk, sweet potatoes, potatoes, scallions, thyme, Scotch bonnet, and freshly ground pepper. Bring back to a simmer for 1/2 hour more. Season at the end with the salt, to taste.

Steps:

• In a pot large enough to hold at least 20 cups of water, add pig tails. Cook on medium heat to render fat. Pat salt beef dry with a towel. When drippings have accumulated, add salt beef to pot and saute until brown.
• Once browned, add 6 1/2 pints of water and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 1 hour, occasionally skimming off the foam that rises to the surface and clings to the sides of the pot.
• After 1 hour, add the yams and coco. Add ice water to congeal fat and cause it to rise to the top. Skim off fat. Simmer for 1/2 hour more.
• Add okra and kale. Add thyme, salt, and pepper to taste. Add chopped onion and scallion. Cook another 1/2 hour. Add callaloo or spinach and boil for 3 minutes. Serve immediately.

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.

Steps:

• Mix 4 cups water, chicken bouillon powder, potatoes, carrots, celery, onion and peppers in a large pot.
• Bring to a boil.
• Cover and simmer 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• In a separate bowl, mix flour, salt, pepper and 1 cup water together until smooth.
• Stir flour mixture into soup.
• Continue stirring until soup thickens.
• Add milk and heat through.
• Makes a large pot.

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.

Steps:

• Combine carrots, celery and green onions in water; cook until tender. Set aside. Saute onion in butter until limp; stir in the flour and blend well. Do not brown. Combine milk and broth; bring to a boil. Whisk in onion mixture. Add cheese dip, cayenne, salt and pepper, and mustard. Slowly stir in vegetables and water they were cooked in. Bring just to a boil; serve immediately.

Steps:

• Put meat, water, and onions in a heavy soup kettle.
• Cover and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer for 3 hours.
• Remove meat, let cool, and discard bones, returning meat to pot.
• Stir in remaining vegetables and simmer, partially covered for 1 1/2 hours.
• Season with salt and pepper.