COPPER🇱🇨 Saint Lucia
Callaloo soup recipe
A creamy and flavorful soup from the Caribbean.
Ingredients
- 300 g callaloo
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic
- 1000 ml vegetable broth
- 400 ml coconut milk
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp salt
How to make Callaloo soup
- Finely chop 1 onion and 2 cloves of garlic and set aside for use later.
- In a pot, heat 30 ml of oil over medium heat until shimmering.
- Sauté the chopped onion for about 3 minutes until translucent, stirring occasionally.
- Add the minced garlic and sauté for an additional minute until fragrant.
- Add 300 g of chopped callaloo and sauté for about 5 minutes until wilted.
- Pour in 1000 ml of vegetable broth and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Once boiling, reduce the heat to low and stir in 400 ml of coconut milk, 1 teaspoon of thyme, ½ teaspoon of salt, and ¼ teaspoon of black pepper.
- Simmer for 10 minutes to allow flavors to meld, then blend until smooth using an immersion blender.
- Serve hot, garnished with a sprig of thyme if desired.
What is Callaloo soup?
Callaloo soup is a traditional dish from Saint Lucia, simmered in one pot, and takes about 30 minutes from start to finish. It is built around vegetable broth, coconut milk and callaloo. The recipe below uses 8 ingredients and is written out step by step.
How long does Callaloo soup take?
At 30 minutes it is quicker than 97% of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas. Copper's atlas has 20 dishes built on vegetable broth. The method runs to 9 steps, the longest being 10 minutes.
Any tips for making Callaloo soup?
For a richer flavor, use fresh callaloo if available.
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