Callaloo Soup Recipe | Traditional British Virgin Islands Cuisine

Ingredients

• 1 lb fresh callaloo leaves (or substitute with spinach and a few leaves of Swiss chard)
• 1/2 lb okra, sliced
• 1/2 lb salted pork or smoked turkey, diced
• 1/2 cup yellow onion, finely chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 Scotch bonnet pepper, whole (remove before serving for less heat)
• 1/2 cup scallions, sliced
• 1/2 cup celery, diced
• 1/2 cup bell pepper, diced
• 1/2 cup pumpkin, peeled and diced
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• 4 cups chicken stock (homemade or low-sodium)
• 1/2 tsp fresh thyme leaves
• 1/2 tsp ground allspice
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tbsp unsalted butter
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• Juice of 1/2 lime