🏝️ Caribbean Vegetarian

Callaloo with Fried Plantain

Name: Callaloo with Fried Plantain
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 4 cloves, minced Garlic; 1, sliced Bell Pepper; 3, cut into batons Spring Onions; 2 tbsp Coconut Milk; 2 tbsp Coconut Oil; 1 tsp Allspice; 400 g Callaloo; 2 ripe, fried Plantain

🏝️ Caribbean

Island technique: Callaloo marinated in green seasoning, kissed with burnt-sugar caramel, then stewed low with thyme and allspice until the sauce turns dark and glossy. Rice and peas alongside.

Prep 10 min Cook 7 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Garlic4 cloves, minced
Bell Pepper1, sliced
Spring Onions3, cut into batons
Coconut Milk2 tbsp
Coconut Oil2 tbsp
Allspice1 tsp
Callaloo400 g
Plantain2 ripe, fried

Optional extras

Fresh Thymehandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Season the Callaloo the night before if you can — green seasoning, salt, a scatter of scotch bonnet — and let it marinate.
2
Heat the oil in a heavy pot and burn the sugar to a dark caramel (careful: dark brown, not black) for the authentic stew base.
3
Add the Callaloo immediately and turn to coat in the burnt sugar, searing until sealed.
4
Add Coconut Oil and Garlic with the herbs and a splash of water, scraping the pot base.
5
Cover and simmer on a low flame until the Callaloo is tender and the sauce has reduced and darkened.
6
Serve hot with rice and peas, with the thick sauce spooned over everything.

Chef's tip

For deeper flavour, toast the allspice in the oil before adding anything wet.

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Watch how it's made

Video: CALLALOO AND BAKED FISH | FRIED PLANTAIN |JAMAICAN VIBES · on YouTube