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Callaloo Trinidad
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Callaloo Trinidad

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

622
Calories
73g
Protein
28g
Fat
18g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Crab 100g cooked 97
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Chive 1 tbsp (3g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Meat not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 dozen dasheen leaves
  • 8 ochroes
  • 1/2 cup of finely chopped onion
  • 1/2 kilo of salt meat or pork. (1/4 pound)
  • 2 crabs or crab meat.
  • 1 tablespoon of butter
  • Chives, salt and pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon of Angostura aromatic bitters
  • 1.8 liters of water. (2 quarts)
  • 1 whole hot green pepper

Directions

1

Strip stalks and mid ribs from dasheen leaves, wash, roll them and cut into fine shreds. Clean crabs.

2

Combine chopped ochroes, dasheen, and onion in large saucepan, add 1 cup of water and simmer one hour.

3

In a separate pot, boil the salt meat to remove excess salt. Then, add to the main pot the salt meat, whole green pepper, 1.8 liters of water. Simmer 1/2 hour.

4

Category:Trinidadian Recipes

5

Category:Trinidadian Soups

Recipe sourced from fandom

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