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

$22.15for 465 minServes 4

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

Photo: TheMealDB

What it costs

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

Swaps

Swap beef chuck roast for pork roastabout $4.50/lb less at typical prices
Swap carrots for sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap potatoes for sweet potatoesabout $0.30/lb more at typical prices
Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Salt and pepperDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsFlour

Not included in the cost.

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

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Typical price

$5.54 per serving$22.15 for 4

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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.

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