Caribbean mung bean pepper pot

Name: Caribbean mung bean pepper pot
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: American, Latin American, Caribbean
Ingredients: 200g potatoes,peeled & diced; 400g of mung beans, rinsed & drained; 200g of frozen spinach; 700ml vegetable stock to cover, made with 1 stock cube; 1 medium onion, peeled & diced; 1/2 a scotch bonnet, washed & deseeded; 1/2 curry powder; 1/2 ginger, peeled & crushed; 2 pimento seed – allspice, crushed using a pestle & mortar; 1 garlic clove, peeled & crushed; 10ml oil; 1 bayleaf, washed; 5g thyme; 3g salt

4 steps

Prep:15minCook:40min

This is healthy soup packed with Caribbean flavours and is incredibly easy to make.

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 20:28:59 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories615.1 kcal (31%)

Total Fat6.3 g (9%)

Carbs108.8 g (42%)

Sugars13.1 g (15%)

Protein37.7 g (75%)

Sodium1153.6 mg (58%)

Fiber29.4 g (105%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

3 servings

200gpotatoes

peeled & diced

400gmung beans

rinsed & drained

200gfrozen spinach

700mlvegetable stock

to cover, made with 1 stock cube

1onion

medium, peeled & diced

0.5scotch bonnet

washed & deseeded

0.5curry powder

0.5ginger

peeled & crushed

2pimento seed

allspice, crushed using a pestle & mortar

10mloil

Instructions

Step 1

Soak mung beans in water for 12 hours by covering with cold water, then rinse thoroughly and drain. Add to a pot, cover with fresh water and boil for 15 minutes and then reduce the heat to simmer for a further 20 minutes or until tender. Set aside a tablespoon of mung beans for option garnish.

Step 2

Add 10ml oil to a small pot and sweat off onions, curry powder, ginger and garlic for 2-3 minutes. Then add mung beans, scotch bonnet, potatoes, and 700ml vegetable stock to the pot and cover with the lid. Simmer gently until potatoes are cooked, 20 minutes.

Step 3

Add spinach and mix until spinach has thawed. Transfer the soup in a food processor and pulse gently, the soup should remain chunky as in the picture.

Step 4

Serve in a bowl and top with a few whole mung beans for added crunch.