Chicken Souse Pronounced “Sowse”

You will find Chicken Souse simmering away on most cooktops on the weekends in the Bahamas. This dish pronounced “sow-se” also the word used to describe someone who has had too much to drink, is known as a hangover cure. Add in a few dashes of Old sour and serve with Johnny Cakes. Chicken Souse can easily be a meal by itself.

Chicken Souse Pronounced “Sowse”

 

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Author: International Cuisine

Recipe type: Soup

Cuisine: Bahamas

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2 lbs chicken (wings and drumsticks)
• ½ cup freshly squeezed lime juice
• 3 large scotch bonnet, habanero, serranos or jalapenos, chopped
• 1 tablespoon seasoned salt
• 1 tablespoon allspice
• 4 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• Salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 large white or yellow onion
• 2 large carrot, peeled and chopped
• 2 celery sticks, chopped
• 2 large potatoes, peeled and diced
• 2 teaspoons fresh thyme

Instructions

1. In a large air tight container, mix together the lime, season salt, pepper, allspice and bay leaves.
2. Add in the chicken, stir well and marinate for 12-24 hours.
3. In a large dutch oven, heat the oil over medium heat
4. Add in the chicken pieces reserving the marinade, cook until browned on all sides, and set aside.
5. Add in the onions, carrots and celery, sauté until tender about 5 minutes.
6. Add in the potatoes and fresh thyme.
7. Return the browned chicken to the pot along with reserved marinade.
8. Add enough water to cover the chicken in the pot.
9. Bring to a boil and then simmer for about 45 minutes or until the chicken meat is falling off the bone.
10. Remove the chicken and de-bone it, adding back into the pot the chicken meat.
11. Add salt to taste.
12. Remove the allspice berries and bay leaves.
13. Serve with old sour, extra limes and Johnny cakes.

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