Sita Chan's Callaloo Recipe - Cooking Index
2 tablespoons | 30ml | Oil |
1 | Scotch Bonnet pepper or habanero chile | |
1 | Onion - minced | |
2 | Garlic cloves - minced | |
2 lbs | 908g / 32oz | Spinach - chopped |
1 | Coconut milk - (14-oz) | |
1 | Kabocha squash - peeled, and (medium) | |
Chopped to yield about 7 cups | ||
1 lb | 454g / 16oz | Okra - chopped |
2 sections | Thyme | |
4 | Minced cilantro | |
2 cups | 474ml | Water |
2 tablespoons | 30ml | Butter |
Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste | ||
2 teaspoons | 10ml | Salt |
Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cut slit in Scotch Bonnet and saute it with onion and garlic until softened, about 15 minutes. Add spinach, coconut milk, squash, okra, thyme, green onions, cilantro and water.
Bring to boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until ingredients are tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
Remove whole pepper, add butter and puree mixture in food processor until smooth. Add freshly ground pepper to taste and salt.
This recipe yields 12 servings.
Each serving: 162 calories; 482 mg sodium; 5 mg cholesterol; 12 grams fat; 13 grams carbohydrates; 5 grams protein; 2.54 grams fiber.
Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 12-19-1999
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