Jamaican Chicken Soup

Ingredients

• 1 ½ to 2 lbs chicken (bone-in pieces: thighs, legs, or back, cleaned and skin trimmed)
• 1 tbsp lime juice (for cleaning chicken)
• 2 tsp salt (or to taste)
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 2 tbsp organic chicken base
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 4–6 pimento seeds
• 8 cups water
• ½–1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 medium yellow or white yam (peeled and cut into chunks)
• 1 medium potato (peeled, diced)
• 1 medium carrot (sliced)
• 1 cup diced pumpkin
• 1 piece chocho (chayote), peeled and cut into chunks (optional but traditional)
• 2 corn on the cob, cut into 3 pieces each
• 1 green plantain (peeled and cut into chunks)
• 2 scallions (green onions)
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 cloves garlic, smashed (or 1 tsp garlic powder)
• 1 Scotch bonnet pepper (whole, do not cut unless you want it extra spicy)
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup water