Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
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
Strip stalks and mid ribs from dasheen leaves, wash, roll them and cut into fine shreds. Clean crabs.
Combine chopped ochroes, dasheen, and onion in large saucepan, add 1 cup of water and simmer one hour.
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.
Category:Trinidadian Recipes
Category:Trinidadian Soups