How to Make Steamed Callaloo: Steamed Vegetables Jamaican style

callaloo

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: kale

Spinach is more accessible and offers a similar texture.

scotch bonnet pepper

💰Cheaper: jalapeño

Jalapeño provides heat with more availability.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is a cost-effective substitute.

Rinse callaloo in salt water.

Chop callaloo into bite-sized pieces.

Boil catfish in water, ensuring to boil it more than once to reduce saltiness.

Rinse boiled catfish with cold water and taste to check saltiness.

Add water to a pot and bring it to a boil.

Add the chopped vegetables (callaloo, bell pepper, tomatoes, scallion, garlic, thyme) to the pot along with the catfish.

Sprinkle in Maggi seasoning.

Cover the pot and allow it to steam until the vegetables are tender.

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