Rich Chicken Soup

== Ingredients ==
* 2½ lbs chicken legs
* ½ tsp Italian seasoning
* 1 medium onion, minced
* salt and pepper
* 1 small green pepper, chopped
* 2 carrots, cut into thick diagonal slices
* 2 stalks celery, chopped with leaves
* ½ fresh pumpkin, peeled, cut in serving pieces
* 3 potatoes, peeled and quartered
* 2 firm green plantains, sliced thick rounds
* 2 medium tomatoes, peeled
* 2 white yams, quartered
* ¼ tsp nutmeg
* 3 shallots, minced
* 1 tsp cumin
* ½ small cabbage, shredded
* 1 tsp poultry seasoning 
== Directions ==
# Rub chicken with lime juice.
# Chop the peeled tomatoes.
# Make a marinade out of the onion, green pepper, celery, shallots, tomatoes, poultry seasoning, nutmeg, cumin, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
# Mix with the chicken and refrigerate for twenty-four hours.
# Scrape the marinade from the chicken legs.
# Simmer marinade in a large kettle for ten minutes.
# Add the chicken legs and water to cover.
# Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until chicken is tender, about forty minutes.
# Skim the surface of the broth as foam appears.
# Remove the chicken and strain the broth, discarding the vegetables.
# Return the broth to the kettle and add carrots and pumpkin.
# Cook for 10 minutes.
# Next add plantains and yams and cook for 20 minutes more.
# Then add cabbage and cook for 5 more minutes.
# Return the chicken to the kettle and heat thoroughly.
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