Trinidad Callaloo Soup
Ingredients
1/2 cup chopped onion
10 fresh okra, chopped
1 1/2 ounces salt pork or bacon, chopped
1 tsp. fresh thyme
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 fresh habanero chile, seeds removed and chopped
1 cup chopped scallions
2 tbsp. coconut oil
8 ounces fresh callaloo leaves, Swiss chard, or baby spinach leaves
2 cups chicken stock
salt and pepper to taste
2 cups coconut milk
6 ounces fresh crab meat, picked over for shell bits
cooked long grain rice or prepared foo-foo (plantain)
Preparation
1 Saute onion, okra, salt pork, thyme, garlic, habanero and scallions until the okra and onions brown.
2 Stir in the callaloo with the chicken stock and simmer until the callaloo is tender.
3 Puree with a stick blender. Adjust seasoning to taste with salt and pepper.
4 Stir in coconut milk and crab, then warm gently.
5 Serve with rice.
Source: Foodista