Cow Heel Soup

INGREDIENTS

• Cow Heel - 1 lb

• Water - 10 cups

• Split Peas - 1 cup

• Onion - 1/2 cup

• Pimento - 3

• Garlic - 4 cloves

• Chive - 2 bundles

• Chadon Beni - 2 bundles

• Potato - 1/2 lb (1 inch cubes)

• Dasheen - 1/2 lb (1 inch cubes)

• Green Fig - 4-5 halved

• Carrots - 1 (thinly sliced)

• Pumpkin - 1/2 lb (1 inch cubes)

• Chicken Noodle Soup - 1 pack (optional)

• Black Pepper - 1/2 tsp

• Salt

Directions

1. Add cow heel, salt and 4 cups of water to a pressure cooker and cook for 30 minutes.

2. Set aside.

3. In another pot; add split peas, onion, pimento, garlic, chadon beni, chive and remaining cups of water.

4. Let cook for 25 minutes.

5. Add potato, dasheen, green fig, carrots and pumpkin.

6. Let cook for 10 minutes.

7. Add cow heel (with liquid), chicken noodle soup, black pepper and let simmer for 20 minutes over low to medium heat.

8. Taste for salt.