Callaloo

 

Ingredients:                                                                                Yield: 7 gallons

 

  2.5 lbs   bacon, diced into 1 inch pieces
  10   onions, diced
  20   garlic cloves, minced
  5 lbs   okra
  3 lbs   carrots, diced
  3 lbs   celery, diced
  5-6   jalapeno peppers, finely diced and seeded
  4 gallons   chicken stock
  7 lbs   crab or shrimp
  2 qts   coconut milk
  15 lbs   spinach or chard

 

Method:

  • Saute bacon in steam kettle until soft
  • Add garlic, okra, onion, celery, carrots and Jalapeno peppers for
    approx. 20 minutes
  • Add chicken stock and cook for 20 minutes
  • Add coconut milk, spinach and shrimp (or crab)
  • Season with salt, pepper and Tobasco (cayenne pepper may
    also be added)

 

Source: Chef Keith Hammerich, CCSF

 

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