Red pea soup

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  • Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
3 cups of kidney beans, soaked overnight in water or 2 tins of canned beans 1 1/2 litres of water 2 regular onions 2 scallion (spring onions may be used as a substitute) 2 carrots 2 teaspoons of dried thyme 1 hot pepper (ideally scotch bonnet) 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon black pepper (ground)½ cup coconut milk
Directions
Serves 4.

If you are using fresh, dried kidney beans then soak them in water overnight.

Place the beans (including the water they were stored / soaked in) in a large saucepan and add the water.

If you are using meat then add the meat at this stage too.

Let simmer for one hour.

Chop the hot pepper, onions, scallion and carrots in to small pieces

Add the rest of the ingredients

Let simmer for one more hour.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SHONDAFJ.

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 257.7
  • Total Fat: 7.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 1,263.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 38.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 14.6 g
  • Protein: 11.9 g

Member Reviews
  • AGRAYR01
    Perfect Recipe! I was looking for nutritional information for so many Jamaican recipes. This is great. Thank you. - 3/14/09