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Callaloo Soup with Crab
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Callaloo Soup with Crab

10 ingredients 8 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

347
Calories
46g
Protein
14g
Fat
11g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Crab 100g cooked 97
Okra 1 cup (100g) 33
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
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

  • ¼ lb pickled meat
  • 2 - 3 crabs
  • 1 doz eddoes or dasheen leaves
  • 8 ochroes (okra)
  • Celery, garlic, eschallot
  • Salt and pepper
  • to taste
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 pint boiling water
  • Shrimp

Directions

1

Soak and cut up the pickled meat. Scald the crabs to kill them, then scrub them well.

2

Strip the stalks and midribs from the dasheen leaves, then wash and roll them.

3

Wash and cut up the ochroes, eschallot, celery and garlic.

4

Put all ingredients except the butter in a large saucepan. Pour on the boiling water and let simmer until everything is soft -- about ½ to ¾ hour.

5

Remove the crabs, swizzle thoroughly, add butter and reheat.

6

If desired, remove the flesh from the crabs and add to the callaloo before serving.

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Category:Guyanese Soups

Recipe sourced from fandom

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