World Flavors Cookbook

Chicken Foot Soup

Belizean weekend soup of chicken feet and vegetables in a golden broth — thick, gelatinous, and deeply comforting.

Cuisine: Belize

Ingredients

• 1kg chicken feet, cleaned and nails removed
• 2 carrots, diced
• 2 potatoes, diced
• 1 onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 stalk celery
• 1/2 cabbage, shredded
• 2 cups ground provisions (yam, cassava, dasheen)
• Salt, black pepper
• Fresh thyme

Instructions

1. Boil chicken feet in water with onion and garlic.
2. Skim foam. Simmer 1 hour until very tender.
3. Add provisions and vegetables. Cook 20 more minutes.
4. Add cabbage in last 5 minutes.
5. Season with salt, pepper, and thyme.