CALLALOO SOUP

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Number Of Ingredients 15

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1 onion; chopped
2 cloves garlic; chopped
1 1″ piece ginger; minced
1 sweet potato; peeled and diced
1 Scotch Bonnet pepper or 2 Jalapenos; minced
6 slices smoked bacon or 1 nice piece of salted pork
4 cups callaloo or spinach/kale; chopped with stems
3 cups water or chicken broth
2 limes; juiced
1 cup chopped coriander
2 tbsp allspice
1 tbsp turmeric
1 tbsp coriander seed
salt & pepper
2 cups okra

Steps:

In a heavy bottomed pot, saute the onion with the garlic in a bit of olive oil, bacon, hot peppers and ginger. Add the sweet potato and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add the spices and cook for another minute. Add the water or stock and bring to a boil. Add the chopped callaloo and okra. Cook for 15 minutes and add the lime juice, fresh coriander and season to taste. Cook until the sweet potatoes are soft and put in a blender and puree. Please be careful when blending hot liquids (instructions here). Season to taste and add more hot sauce if you can handle it!