Stewp

Stewp is part stew and part soup. Crusty bread is perfect for dunking.

A “stewp” is like a stew and a soup combined.

But Nana died when I was seven, and my grandpa, who could put up a mean “stewp”—a thick, chunky soup—when I was thirteen. I was too young to remember their wisdom, or to have understood it in the first place. But I have the file.

I made what was likely to be the last pot of soup for the season as the weather was warming up. This was a thick, hearty soup of the type my family has labelled ‘stewp’.

Julia spooned up some stewp. “I'm glad you like it.” She blew on her spoonful before she took a bite.

This stewp (stew/soup), also known as a pepper pot, can be adapted to any hardy green and uses cheap cuts of meat in a spicy coconut broth. The stewed meat is sometimes seen served on top of the stewp, and the stewp is sometimes purée into a thick sauce.