26
Mar
2012
Chicken Souse Ingredients:
- 3 1b (1.8 kg) chicken
- 2 fresh hot peppers
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 1 onion
- 1/2 sweet pepper
- 8 oz (227 g) Irish potatoes
How to Make Chicken Souse:
- Clean the chicken and cut into small pieces.Grind or crush the hot peppers and mix with the salt. Use this to season the chicken.
- Squeeze the lime juice on the chicken and let stand to marinate for 1 hour (or overnight). Chop the vegetables Place the marinated chicken and the vegetables in a saucepan.
- Add sufficient water to cover the chicken. Boil for 30 minutes, or until the chicken is tender. Serve in a dish with the gravy as a dip.
Serves: 10
Serve with Johnny cake.
Obviously the Sous is seasoned a bit more with thyme, parsley and carrots. Being Jamaican I would not doubt a bit of scallion too. The picture looks much more delicious than the recipe.
You’re absolutely right! Not sure what caribbean island this is coming from, but those extra ingredients will surely be advantageous to this dish…