How to Make Crab and Coconut Spinach Soup Inspired by Calaloo | Carla Hall 

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: almond milk

Light coconut milk reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

crab meat

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Canned tuna is more affordable and still provides protein.

Cook bacon until crispy and set aside, leaving some bacon fat in the pot.

Add diced green pepper, onion, garlic, and sliced habanero or scotch bonnet pepper to the bacon fat.

Sprinkle in thyme and salt, and sweat the vegetables until soft, about 5-7 minutes.

Pour in coconut milk, clam juice, and chicken stock; do not bring to a boil to avoid breaking the coconut milk.

Cook over moderate heat for about 15 minutes.

Remove the whole pepper before blending the soup.

Add spinach to the pot and close the lid to wilt the spinach.

Blend the soup until it reaches a bright green color.

Add crab meat to the blended soup and drizzle with olive oil before serving.

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