🏝️ Caribbean

Callaloo Pepper Pot

Name: Callaloo Pepper Pot
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 2, chopped Onion; 4 cloves, minced Garlic; 3 medium, cubed Potato; 2, thickly sliced Carrot; 750 ml Stock or Broth; 2 tbsp Coconut Oil; 1 tsp Allspice; 400 g Callaloo; 2 tbsp Cassareep; 1 stick Cinnamon

🏝️ Caribbean

Guyanese-style pepperpot — callaloo in a dark, spiced cassareep stew. About 50 minutes from fridge to table.

Prep 15 min Cook 35 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Onion2, chopped
Garlic4 cloves, minced
Potato3 medium, cubed
Carrot2, thickly sliced
Stock or Broth750 ml
Coconut Oil2 tbsp
Allspice1 tsp
Callaloo400 g
Cassareep2 tbsp
Cinnamon1 stick

Optional extras

Fresh Thymehandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Warm the Coconut Oil in a heavy casserole and brown the callaloo well on all sides — real colour means real flavour.
2
Lift the callaloo out, soften the onion and garlic in the same pot, then add the allspice.
3
Return the callaloo, tip in the potato and carrot, and pour over the stock.
4
Cover and let it murmur gently for 35-40 minutes until everything is spoon-tender and the broth has body.
5
Season with salt and cracked pepper, then shower with fresh thyme right before serving.

Chef's tip

A final squeeze of lime just before serving lifts every other flavour.

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Watch how it's made

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