Ital Soup |
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vegetable stock
| 5 | cups | water | ||
| 1 | sheet | kombu | ||
| 4 | dried shiitake mushrooms | |||
| 1 | carrot | |||
| 2 | green onions | |||
| few sprigs | fresh thyme | |||
| 10 | dried allspice berries | |||
| 4 | cloves | garlic |
Place everything in a pot. Over low heat, bring to simmer, covered. Remove from heat and let sit half hour. Strain.
Ital soup
| 3 | cups | coconut milk | ||
| small piece | kombu | |||
| 4 | cloves | garlic | ||
| 2 | okra, cut in 1/8" slices | |||
| 1 | habanero | |||
| 1 | small bunch | fresh thyme | ||
| 1 | teaspoon | allspice | ||
| 3 | medium | root vegetables, (potato, yam, taro, sweet potato, carrot), chopped | ||
| 1 | can | pigeon peas | ||
| 1 | bunch | choy sum | ||
| 2 | tablespoons | soy sauce | ||
white pepper | ||||
salt |
In a soup pot, add vegetable stock, coconut milk, kombu, garlic, okra, habanero, fresh thyme, and allspice. Bring to a simmer, uncovered.
Add to cook root vegetables and pigeon peas until cooked (~10 mins).
Add choy sum. Remove from heat.
Add soy sauce and stir well. Season with white pepper and salt if needed.
garnish
| 2 | tablespoons | cilantro | ||
| 2 | tablespoons | culantro | ||
| 2 | green onions, minced | |||
| 1 | lime, juiced and zested |
Garnish with cilantro, culantro, and green onions, lime juice and zest.