Dinner for 4

Red Pea Soup

Name: Red Pea Soup
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 2 cups kidney beans; 1 large carrots; 2 chopped spring onions; 4 sprigs thyme; 1 diced onion; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 2 chopped red pepper; 4 clove mashed garlic; 1 tbsp allspice; 2 lb beef; 2 l water; 4 potatoes; 1 cup plain flour; 1/4 cup water; 1 cup coconut milk

Kidney beans, beef, potatoes, and vegetables simmer with coconut milk and soft flour dumplings for a filling soup.

Typical price

$22.15for 4 servings

$5.54 per serving$22.15 for 4

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65 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Canned beans$0.09/oz typical	13 oz	$1.17Typical price
Carrots$1.09/lb typical	0.2 lb	$0.21Typical price
Green onions$1.19 each typical	0.25	$0.34Typical price
Mint, dill, rosemary, thyme and other fresh herbs$1.99 each typical	0.25	$0.32Typical price
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.52Typical price
Bell peppers$2.49/lb typical	0.75 lb	$1.87Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
Beef chuck roast or stew beef$6.99/lb typical	2 lb	$13.98Typical price
Potatoes$0.99/lb typical	1.75 lb	$1.73Typical price
Coconut milk$0.14/oz typical	8.5 oz	$1.19Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$22.15

Pantry staples you likely have

Salt and pepperDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsFlour

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

2 cups kidney beans
1 large carrots
2 chopped spring onions
4 sprigs thyme
1 diced onion
1/2 tsp black pepper
2 chopped red pepper
4 clove mashed garlic
1 tbsp allspice
2 lb beef
2 l water
4 potatoes
1 cup plain flour
1/4 cup water
1 cup coconut milk

Steps

Cook the onion, garlic, red peppers, and beef in a large pot over medium heat for 8 minutes.
Add the kidney beans, carrots, thyme, allspice, black pepper, and water.
Bring the soup to a boil, add the potatoes, and simmer for 18 minutes.
Mix the flour with the quarter cup of water, then shape the mixture into small dumplings.
Drop in the dumplings and coconut milk, and simmer for 10 minutes until the dumplings are firm.
Check that the beef reaches 160 F before serving.

Swaps

Beef chuck roast or stew beef for Pork roast, shoulder or loinabout $4.50/lb less at typical prices
Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Potatoes for Sweet potatoesabout $0.30/lb more at typical prices
Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices