Cooking Times

20 min
Prep Time
58 min
Cook Time
78 min
Total Time

Ingredients (11 items)

2.00 lbs Callaloo leaves
or spinach
1.00 lb Crab meat
fresh
1.00 lb Okra
sliced
0.50 lb Salted pork
diced
2.00 large Onions
chopped
6.00 cloves Garlic
minced
4.00 sprigs Thyme
1.00 Scotch bonnet pepper
whole
1.00 can Coconut milk
6.00 cups Water
2.00 tsp Salt

Instructions (8 steps)

1
Fry salted pork until crispy. Remove, reserve fat.
8 minutes
2
Sauté onions and garlic in pork fat until soft.
5 minutes
3
Add water, callaloo, okra, thyme, scotch bonnet. Bring to boil.
4
Simmer 30 minutes until greens very tender.
30 minutes
5
Add crab meat, coconut milk, pork. Simmer 15 minutes.
15 minutes
6
Season with salt. Should be thick like stew.
7
Remove scotch bonnet before serving.
8
Serve with fungi (cornmeal) or rice. Virgin Islands Christmas tradition.