Haitian Independence Soup (Soup Joumou) – Yes Baby I Like It Raw

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, coarsely chopped
• 2-3 cloves garlic, chopped
• ½ of Calabaza (substitute with 1 butternut squash), peeled and chopped into chunks
• 2 shallots, chopped fine
• 3 cups vegetable broth or water
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4-5 cloves garlic, minced or crushed
• 1 leek, sliced in half and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1-2 potatoes, peeled and diced in 1-inch pieces
• 3 carrots, peeled and cut in 1-inch pieces
• 2 stalks of celery, cut in 1-inch pieces
• 1-2 malanga, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 turnip, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 scallions
• ½ cup parsley,
• ½ head of green cabbage, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 6-8 cups water
• 2 vegetable bouillon cubes
• 1 scotch bonnet(optional)
• 4 sprigs of thyme
• 5 ounces of variety of noodles, broken in halves or thirds
• ½ tbs of ground cloves
• salt
• freshly ground pepper
• juice of 1 lime (optional)