Jamaican Steamed Callaloo
Ingredients:4 C chopped callaloo
1/8 - 1/4 cup water
1 medium-sized onion, chopped
1 medium-sized ripe tomato, chopped
1 large clove garlic, chopped
1/3 skin of a scotch bonnet pepper, finely chopped
1/4 tsp dried thyme leaves
1/8 tsp salt
1 Tbsp cooking oil
1 Tbsp butter
Preparation:
Rinse and chop the callaloo. In a large pot, add the 2 Tbsp oil+butter and the water, then add the chopped callaloo on top. Add the remaining seasonings on top of the callaloo. Put a lid on the pot. Place on a medium flame and cook for roughly ten minutes or until pieces of the callaloo stalks are tender.
This recipe serves 4. It is adapted from cookjamaican.com, whose authors suggest it is "best served as a side dish or with bammie and fried plantain or breadfruit for lovely vegetarian breakfast."
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