Go Back
–+ servings
Combined bowl of all the ingredients for making chicken souse.

Chicken Foot Souse

Boiled chicken foot in a flavor-filled seasoned water with salt, pepper, chives, onions, sliced cucumbers and chadon beni. This dish will make your taste buds tingle with delight.
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine: Caribbean
Calories: 189
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound chicken foot
  • 1 large onion thinly sliced
  • 1 large cucumber thinly sliced
  • 3/4 cup chopped chadon beni culantro
  • 1/4 cup chopped chives
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1/2 medium red bell pepper chopped
  • 1/2 cup lime juice
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1/2 scotch bonnet thinly sliced (seeds can be omitted for less heat. Or include seeds and use a whole pepper for more heat)
  • Salt

Method
 

  1. Wash chicken’s feet removing all nails, and debris that may be on the feet. Scrape knife against feet to remove any discoloring. Make a few slits in the fat parts of the feet.
  2. In a deep dish, boil feet in lightly salted water until feet are tender. Approximately 30 minutes.
  3. Drain feet from water and set them aside to cool. Or you can run cool water till it comes to room temperature.
  4. In a large glass bowl add onions, chadon beni, pepper, water, lime juice, chives, and chicken feet.
  5. Mix well, ensuring that all ingredients are evenly distributed in the bowl
  6. Cover and let stand for at least 30 minutes, stirring occasionally to ensure all pieces are in the water
  7. Add bell pepper when ready to serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 189kcal

Notes

You can use a pressure cooker to get the chicken tender faster. Pressure with enough water to cover the chicken feet along with salt.

Tried this recipe?

Let us know how it was!