No reviews yet

Barbadian Souse

At a Glance

Prep
1 hour
Cook
1 hour
Total
2 hours
Servings
4 serving(s)

Categories

  • Main Course
  • Barbadian
  • Caribbean
  • Boiling

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 4. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 534.7 per serving 2138.8 for selected servings
Fat 24.9g per serving 99.6g for selected servings
Sugar 17.4g per serving 69.6g for selected servings
Protein 39.4g per serving 157.6g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 43.9g per serving 175.6g for selected servings

A delicious and very traditional dish prepared in various ways throughout the Caribbean and even Scotland. This however, is our way - the general Barbados/Bajan method. A MUST TRY!!

Hands-Free Mode Off

Equipment

Large pot, separate pot, knife, cutting board, strainer, mixing bowl

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb breadfruit (ripe)
  • 1 1/2 lbs pork loin
  • 1 lb pig head, and pig's foot
  • 3 ounces fresh parsley
  • 1 ounce broad leafed thyme
  • 5 medium sized cucumbers
  • 2 medium sized onions
  • 3 medium sized scotch bonnet peppers
  • 2 large limes
  • black pepper
  • salt

Instructions

  1. Bring large pot of water to boil.

  2. Add salt to taste, pinch of black pepper, thyme, and pork (inspect parts of pig feet and pig head - shave hair if any).

  3. Cover and boil for 45 mins or until pork is tender and well cooked. Drain, cover and let cool.

  4. Dice pork parts into bite sized or slightly bigger pieces, leaving pig feet whole.

  5. Cut skin off breadfruit. Slice into half inch pieces. Bring separate pot of water to boil, add pinch of salt and breadfruit. Cook until tender. Drain water and let cool.

  6. Prepare "Pickle" - The base of this dish :.

  7. "Stripe" cucumbers and dice them into small pieces.

  8. Dice onions into small pieces.

  9. Chop parsley fine.

  10. Chop scotch bonnet peppers fine.

  11. Squeeze juice from limes. Be sure to strain into a container to avoid seeds and pith.

  12. Combine all "pickle" ingredients along with lime juice. Add salt to taste. Mix ingredients well for a minute making sure salt and lime juice are properly combined with ingredients. Add your pork and pig parts to the "pickle" and mix well. Let entire mixture sit (covered) in a cool place for 30-45 minutes.

  13. Serve in bowls or deep plates with breadfruit on the side. (If breadfruit is hard to come by in your area, you can substitute with fresh sweet potato or add some avocado) Please note dish is very spicy due to the scotch bonnet but you can decrease the amount of peppers you add. Enjoy and have a nice glass of Mount Gay rum and coke with it :-).

Advertisement

Reviews, cook notes, and substitutions

No member notes yet. Public visitors can read notes here once members share them.

Source: https://www.food.com/recipe/barbadian-souse-524465

Your Kitchen Concierge chef avatar

Your Kitchen Concierge

Recipe finder and budget meal ideas
Hi, I am Your Kitchen Concierge. I am here to help with all things food. I can find recipes, explain cooking methods and ingredients, and help you plan meals on a budget. Try asking me a question.