Pumpkin chicken soup

Directions

1. Bring water to a boil and add chicken and diced pumpkin.

2. Cook (rolling boil) for 10 to 15 minutes or until the pumpkin is very soft and dissolving.

3. Add celery, carrot and chocho and cook on for 10 minutes.

4. Remove chicken and set aside to cool before removing the bones.

5. Add yellow yam and dumplings (see recipe below) and cook/boil for 15 minutes.

6. Add bell peppers, onion and chicken soup to pot.

7. Add salt and pepper, and thyme.

8. Place whole scotch bonnet pepper on top of soup, cover and cook (rolling boil) for 5 minutes.

9. Remove scotch bonnet pepper, thyme, and if necessary remove some dumplings to make room for the chicken.

10. Stir in chicken meat and turn off stove and serve.

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