Trinidad Corn Soup

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 green onion, finely sliced
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
• 2 pimento pepper, finely chopped
• 3 sprigs thyme
• 2 tbsp chadon beni, finely chopped
• 1 cup split peas, pre-soaked overnight
• 1 1/2 cup pumpkin, peeled, chopped, 1-inch pieces
• 1 cup sweet potato, peeled, chopped, 1-inch pieces
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 4 cups water, hot
• 3 cups vegetable stock
• 1 tsp oregano, dried
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 scotch bonnet pepper, whole
• 400 mL canned coconut milk
• 2 ears of corn, chopped into 1 inch rounds
• 1 cup corn kernels
• 2 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
• cilantro, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt
• warm water