Trinidad Callaloo Soup
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 10 okra fresh, chopped
- 1 1/2 ounces salt pork or bacon, chopped
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 habanero chile fresh, seeds removed and chopped
- 1 cup scallions chopped
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 8 ounces leaves fresh callaloo, Swiss chard, or baby spinach leaves
- 2 cups chicken stock
- salt
- pepper
- 2 cups coconut milk
- 6 ounces crab meat fresh, picked over for shell bits
- long grain rice cooked, or prepared foo-foo, plantain
- Saute onion, okra, salt pork, thyme, garlic, habanero and scallions until the okra and onions brown.
- Stir in the callaloo with the chicken stock and simmer until the callaloo is tender.
- Puree with a stick blender. Adjust seasoning to taste with salt and pepper.
- Stir in coconut milk and crab, then warm gently.
- Serve with rice.
onion, okra, salt, thyme, garlic, chile fresh, scallions, coconut oil, fresh callaloo, chicken stock, salt, pepper, coconut milk, crab meat, long grain rice
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Trinidad-Callaloo-Soup-1675045 (may not work)