Caribbean Beef Tripe Soup

Name: Caribbean Beef Tripe Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: African,Caribbean,Creole,Fusion,Latin,South American,American
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons oil; 1 cup diced onions; 6 sprigs fresh thyme, divided; 2 pounds cow tripe, cut up; Kosher salt, to taste; Freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 6 cups water, plus more for broth; 1/2 cup yellow split peas, soaked overnight; 1 pound pumpkin, or calabaza squash, cut into large chunks; 2 pounds green plantains, peeled and cut into 1-inch rounds; 6 to 8 okra, cut into bite-sized pieces; 12 flour dumplings

A hearty Caribbean beef tripe soup features tender tripe, okra, plantains, and dumplings, prepared efficiently in a pressure cooker.

⭐ 4.5 (72 reviews) Prep: 20 minCook: 80 minTotal: 100 minYields: 6 servings

Category Tags:

Dinner Lunch Soup

Cuisine Tags:

African Caribbean Creole Fusion Latin South American American

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Instructions

Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Sauté onions until translucent (2-3 min), then add 3 sprigs thyme and sauté for 1 minute.
Add tripe, salt, and pepper; sauté for 4 minutes.
Pour in 6 cups of water and stir. Cover the pressure cooker and cook for 45-50 minutes from the first whistle.
Release pressure and open the cooker. Add peas and additional water to create a broth. Cover and cook for 5 more minutes from the first whistle.
Release pressure again and open the cooker. Add pumpkin, plantains, and the remaining thyme.
Cook with the cover rested on top until plantains are almost melting.
Stir in okra and dumplings. Cover and cook for 6-8 minutes until dumplings are done.
Adjust seasoning as needed, then stir and serve.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 591 kcal

Carbohydrate: 98 g

Cholesterol: 240 mg

Fiber: 13 g

Protein: 30 g

Saturated Fat: 3 g

Sodium: 819 mg

Sugar: 31 g

Fat: 12 g

Unsaturated Fat: 0 g