Pumpkin Soup

  • 2 boneless pork chops, diced
  • 1 jalapeno pepper with seeds, minced
  • 1 cup celery, diced
  • 4 carrots, diced
  • 2 leeks, cut into rings
  • 2 cans pumpkin
  • 1 qt chicken broth
  • 1 can coconut milk
  • 2 cans white beans
  • 1/2 cup brown rice
  • 1/2 cup barley
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • 1 tsp jerk paste
  • a few splashes Tabasco
  • Salt and pepper

Pre-cook the rice and barley. Brown the vegetables and pork in a bit of oil.

Add broth, pumpkin, and coconut milk and simmer until vegetables are tender.

Add beans, rice, barley and a few splashes of tabasco, salt and pepper.

Heat through. Enjoy.