Callaloo with Crab

Name: Callaloo with Crab
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Trinidad and Tobago
Ingredients: 300 g Callaloo Leaf (rinsed and chopped); 200 g Okra (sliced); 150 g Onion (finely chopped); 10 g Garlic (finely chopped); 5 g Fresh Thyme; 20 ml Vegetable Oil; 700 ml Water; 400 ml Coconut Milk; 250 g Crab Meat (cooked and checked for shell fragments); 150 g Smoked Fish (cooked, skinned, and bones removed); 8 g Salt; 2 g Black Pepper

A Trinidadian callaloo of leafy greens and okra simmered with coconut milk, smoked fish, and crab. It may be blended smooth or left lightly textured.

Prep

20m

Cook

40m

Serves

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Estimated

Nutrition

Per serving

433kcal

Calories

24g

Protein

32g

Fat

19g

Carbs

Estimated per serving from the base recipe. Actual nutrition may vary.

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Ingredients

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Soup

300g
Callaloo Leaf (rinsed and chopped)
200g
Okra (sliced)
150g
Onion (finely chopped)
10g
Garlic (finely chopped)
5g
Fresh Thyme
20ml
Vegetable Oil
700ml
Water
400ml
Coconut Milk
250g
Crab Meat (cooked and checked for shell fragments)
150g
Smoked Fish (cooked, skinned, and bones removed)
8g
Salt
2g
Black Pepper

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Method

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6 steps

01
Heat the vegetable oil in a pot over medium heat and cook the onion and garlic until softened.
02
Add the callaloo leaf, okra, fresh thyme, and water. Simmer until the greens are fully tender and the okra thickens the liquid.
03
Stir in the coconut milk and simmer gently until rich and slightly thickened.
04
Add the smoked fish and crab meat and cook until piping hot.
05
Season with the salt and black pepper.
06
Blend until smooth with a stick blender, or leave lightly textured, and serve hot.

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