Name: Callaloo Soup
Ingredients: 1 large crab; 20 or so okra (ladies fingers), chopped; 1lb callaloo (substitute spinach leaves), shredded; 1 pint coconut milk; 3 tablespoon groundnut oil; 6 cloves garlic, crushed; 2 onions, finely chopped; bunch of spring onions (10-12), chopped; Hot pepper sauce (e.g. Tabasco), to taste; pinch dried thyme; black pepper; salt; salt cod or salt pork, optional

Callaloo Soup

Ingredients

1 large crab
20 or so okra (ladies fingers), chopped
1lb callaloo (substitute spinach leaves), shredded
1 pint coconut milk
3 tablespoons groundnut oil
6 cloves garlic, crushed
2 onions, finely chopped
bunch of spring onions (10-12), chopped
Hot pepper sauce (e.g. Tabasco), to taste
pinch dried thyme
black pepper
salt
salt cod or salt pork, optional

Instructions

Serves 6. Fry onions until soft. Add the thyme,pepper,salt, garlic and cook for a few minutes. Put in the okra and callaloo ,cover and simmer gently for 5 minutes or so. Add the coconut milk and bring back to simmer then put in the crab meat (including the cracked claws), the spring onions and Tabasco. Cover and simmer on a low heat for 30 minutes. For a less 'chunky' soup remove claws and divest them of their meat. Blend in a liquidiser then add lots of cream to taste. Re-heat gently.