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Bahamian Inspired Pumpkin Soup

Bahamian Inspired Pumpkin Soup with Native Sweet Potato
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Equipment

  • 1 slow cooker
  • 1 medium pot
  • 1 cutting board
  • 1 knife one that your comfortable using
  • measing spoons set
  • 1 ladle
  • 1 masher if not a fork will work
  • tongs optional

Ingredients  

  • 1/4 small pumpkin chopped up the smaller the better
  • 1 box chicken broth
  • 1 tbsp crushed red pepper
  • 1/2 mediu onion
  • 3 stalkks of celery chopped up
  • 2-3 cup diced ham chunks choice of meat optional
  • 2-3 cups sliced ribs choice of meat is optional
  • 1/2 lb chicken wings choice of meat is optional
  • 2-3 ears corn chopped up
  • 2 carrots sliced
  • 2 sweet potatoes Bahamian Sweet Potato Optional
  • 2 cups chopped cabbage

Instructions 

  • Add pumpkin chunks, chicken broth, and crushed red pepper to your pumpkin soup pot. Cook on high for about 1 hour and 10 minutes.
    slow cooker pumpkin soup
  • Stir in onion, celery, and ham. Cook for another 30–60 minutes.
  • Mash softened pumpkin into the broth. Add seasoned ribs and chicken. Reduce to medium-low and let simmer for 4 hours. (Please ensure you do not add the water into the soup or it will be salty. just the seasoned meat is needed)
  •  In a separate pot, boil corn in some of the soup broth for 5 minutes. Add carrots and sweet potatoes, then return everything to the main pot. Cook until veggies are tender.
  • Stir in cabbage, cover, and cook for 20–30 minutes until cabbage softens but still holds texture.
  • Pumpkin soup is filling on its own, but if you’re wondering what to serve with pumpkin soup, try pairing it with warm bread, johnny cake, or a light salad.
    Bahamian Inspired Pumpkin Soup

Notes

In the spirit of transparency, this finished bowl of Bahamian-inspired pumpkin soup is an AI-generated image, created based on the ingredients, steps and photos shared in this post. I completely forgot to snap a photo when my soup was done and it disappeared so fast! Although it is not right, this picture shows a close representation of the finished product.