Cooking Times

20 min
Prep Time
50 min
Cook Time
70 min
Total Time

Ingredients (11 items)

2.00 lbs Land crab meat
or blue crab
2.00 lbs Callaloo leaves
or spinach
1.00 lb Okra
sliced
2.00 cans Coconut milk
2.00 large Onions
chopped
6.00 cloves Garlic
minced
4.00 sprigs Thyme
1.00 Scotch bonnet pepper
whole
3.00 tbsp Vegetable oil
4.00 cups Water
2.00 tsp Salt

Instructions (8 steps)

1
Sauté onions and garlic in oil until soft.
5 minutes
2
Add callaloo, okra, water, thyme, scotch bonnet. Bring to boil.
3
Simmer 30 minutes until greens very tender.
30 minutes
4
Add crab meat and coconut milk. Simmer 15 minutes.
15 minutes
5
Season with salt. Should be thick like stew.
6
Remove scotch bonnet before serving.
7
Serve with fungi or rice.
8
BVI Christmas tradition. Land crabs foraged locally.