callaloo soup

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 pound callaloo leaves or spinach
• 6 cups chicken stock
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/2 pound salt beef, fat removed and diced
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 6 tablespoons minced shallots
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 green chile pepper, chopped
• 1 cup okra
• 1/2 pound crabmeat

Recipe

• remove the thick stems of the callaloo leaves, chop roughly, and put into a large saucepan. add the chicken stock, onion, beef, black pepper, shallots, thyme, chili pepper, and crab meat. cover, and simmer until meat is tender, about 35 minutes.
• add the okra, and cook for 8 minutes.
• remove the chili pepper. puree the soup in a blender or food processor. reheat, and adjust seasonings.