01 · Serves 4
Callaloo with green seasoning
Dasheen leaves, okra and coconut milk, softened with a spoonful of green seasoning. Serve with provisions or rice.
Uses Tasty Seasoning
Ingredients
- 1 bunch dasheen or callaloo leaves
- 1 cup okra, sliced
- 1 onion and 2 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp Green Seasoning
- 1 scotch bonnet, whole
- 2 cups coconut milk
- Crab or salted meat, optional
Method
- Wash and chop the leaves; slice the okra.
- Soften the onion and garlic in a heavy pot.
- Add leaves, okra, pepper and green seasoning.
- Pour in the coconut milk and simmer 45-60 minutes.
- Season, remove the pepper, and serve hot.
02 · Serves 6
Oil down
Breadfruit, callaloo and chicken layered in coconut milk. Don't stir it - let the pot do the work.
Uses Tasty Peppa Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 breadfruit, peeled and cut
- 1 bunch callaloo
- 800 g chicken or salted meat
- 1 onion, 2 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp Green Seasoning
- 2 tbsp Peppa Sauce
- 2 cups coconut milk, thyme, salt
Method
- Season the meat and layer it in the pot.
- Add breadfruit, callaloo, onion and thyme.
- Pour over the coconut milk and cover.
- Simmer 35-45 minutes without stirring.
- Check the breadfruit is tender; serve from the pot.
03 · Serves 6
Rice and peas
The everyday side. Coconut milk, pigeon peas and a spoonful of all-purpose seasoning.
Uses All-purpose Seasoning
Ingredients
- 2 cups rice
- 1 cup pigeon peas
- 2 cups coconut milk
- 2 cups water
- 1 tbsp All-purpose Seasoning
- Thyme, scotch bonnet, salt
Method
- Simmer the peas until just tender.
- Add rice, coconut milk, water and seasoning.
- Drop in the whole pepper and thyme.
- Cover and cook on low for 20 minutes.
- Rest 10 minutes, remove the pepper, and fluff.
