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Caribbean Soup with Rolled Dumplings

Ingredients

2 white potatoes, peeled and cut into 4 chunks each
1 Large sweet potatoes, cut into chunks
1 ripe plantain, peeled and cut into chunks
1/2 large onion
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 small butternut squashed, peeled and cut into
small dice
2 to 3 cups water or vegetable broth
1/4 head of cabbage, chopped
2  large carrots, chopped and peeled
1 jalapeno, diced ( or to taste)
2 handfuls of spinach
1 Tbsp. Thyme
1 large Bay Leaf
1/2 Tbsp. Goya Adobo or more to taste
1/2 Tbsp. Garlic powder
1 package Sazon con azafran
Salt and pepper to taste
1 1/2 tsp. Kitchen Bouquet
2 Tbsp Sugar, or more or less, to taste.
1 Tbsp. Olive oil
1/4 to 1/2 cup coconut milk( canned).
1 Tbsp Cilantro
Lime wedges

For the Rolled Dumplings

1 cup flour
1/2 cup cornmeal
1/2 tsp, salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. adobo
1 tsp. Matouks hot sauce
1/4 cup coconut milk, canned
 Water as needed to form a dough

Chop and prepare all vegetables.
Heat olive oil, in large Dutch oven. Cook onions and jalapenos for 2-3 minutes, add butternut squash and cabbage and cook for several minutes.

Add the garlic and seasonings and cook for a couple of minutes. Add the potatoes, sweet potatoes, and carrots. Add the broth or water to barely cover the vegetables. Simmer over medium heat for about 30 minutes. 

Prepare dumplings.

Take the back of a wooden spoon and crush all of the remaining chunks of squash to form the basis of the soup. Add the plantains and dumplings, and continue to cook until all vegetables and dumplings are done, another 15 minutes or so.
Adjust the seasonings, adding more to your personal taste.
Add coconut milk and fresh spinach stir and cook another 5 minutes.
Top with cilantro and serve with a squeeze of lime.

For the Dumplings.

Put the flour and cornmeal in a large bowl.
Add seasonings and hot sauce and stir to combine.
 Add the coconut milk and stir until it's too thick to stir. Add enough water to make a dough.
Knead a few minutes and then shape into torpedoes or balls which are then flattened, Add to soup to cook.