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St Lucian Callaloo Soup with Crab and Coconut

40 min Serves 4 ~304 kcal/serving ~£9.80 (£2.45/serving) Dairy-freeGluten-freePescatarian

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Ingredients

  • 300 g white crab meat
  • 400 g fresh or frozen callaloo (dasheen leaves) or spinach
  • 400 ml coconut milk
  • 1 onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 400 ml vegetable stock
  • 1 scotch bonnet chilli

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories
304 kcal
Protein
19.4 g
Carbohydrate
8.3 g
of which sugars
4.9 g
Fat
21.3 g
of which saturates
17.7 g
Fibre
3.8 g
Salt
1.68 g

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Method

  1. 1

    Fry the sliced onion and crushed garlic in a little oil for 5 minutes until softened.

  2. 2

    Add the callaloo, vegetable stock, coconut milk and the whole scotch bonnet chilli, and simmer for 15-18 minutes.

  3. 3

    Lift out the scotch bonnet and blend the soup until smooth.

  4. 4

    Return to the pan, stir in the white crab meat and warm through for 3-4 minutes.

  5. 5

    Ladle into bowls and serve hot.

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