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

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

Set aside.

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

Let cook for 25 minutes. 

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

Let cook for 10 minutes.

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

Taste for salt.