Callaloo (Trinidad)

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  • Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
1 Bundle Dasheen bush or Taro leaves3-4 okras1 cup Caribbean pumpkin cubed1 Scotch bonnet pepper4 chives1 onion1 cup coconut milk
Directions
1. Strip the stalks and midrib from the dasheen leaves (if using) and wash well
2. Wash and cut up the ochroes and seasonings
3. Put all the ingredients, except the butter, into a pot with the boiling water and simmer until everything is soft (keep the hot pepper near the surface)
4. Remove the pepper and blend the ingredients into a puree
5. Add the butter

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TRINIGIRLBLUE.

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 85.5
  • Total Fat: 7.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 3.9 mg
  • Sodium: 1,315.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 4.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.1 g
  • Protein: 1.6 g

Member Reviews
  • CD13950621
    I use skimmed milk to reduce the fat in this recipe and no butter instead I add in chicken parts ( wing, leg) to give a little more flavour. - 6/11/13
  • GERRYGAIL
    Very nice ! Thanks - 5/9/09
  • CD1937231
    Good recipie but more okras are needed - 5/2/09