Wilks Soup Recipe

This morning the family decided to meet up and go wilks hunting. " eewwwwwwww who want to touch those things!" my thoughts screamed. However, the explorer in me still got dressed and my hubby and I headed out to breakfast then to meet the family by the sea side.

WILKS SOUP RECIPE by FreshmongerJa.com

Ingredients

2 cups wilks, removed from shell and cleaned

6 cups water

1 small onion, cut fine

1 small yellow or red sweet pepper, cut fine

1 tbsp butter or coconut oil

2 medium potatoes, diced

2 tbsp, tomato paste

6 cups water

Salt and pepper to taste

Your choice of herbs - thyme, oregano or cilantro

Lime, scotch bonnet and pickapeppa for serving

**cassava can be substituted for potato

Directions

[1] Boil 6 cups water, add salt to taste, add wilks for 10 minutes. Drain and shock in ice bath. Set aside.

[2] Pour butter or coconut oil in saute pan, heat and add onions and sweet pepper. Cook until soft, 3 - 4 minutes. Add potatoes and cook for an additional 5 minutes.

[3] Add ¼ cup water to deglaze the pan and then pour the remaining water, tomato paste and herbs in the pan and bring to a boil then turn down to a simmer. Return wilks to the pan and cook for 10 minutes.

[4] Remove wilks from pan and set aside. Cook soup until potatoes are tender. Salt and pepper to taste.

[5] Return wilks to pan and allow to cook an additional minute. Remove from heat and serve with lime scotch bonnet or pickapeppa sauce.

(some of our catch. Still not excited about the soup)

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