Callaloo Coconut Ginger Rice Recipes

CALLALOO

Steps:

• In a covered soup pot, saute the onions and garlic in the oil on low heat for about 5 minutes, until softened. Add the ginger, turmeric, coriander, thyme, and allspice and saute for another minute, stirring to prevent sticking.
• Stir in the water or stock, add the sweet potatoes, and bring to a boil. Simmer for 5 minutes, then stir in the callaloo or kale. (If you are using spinach, do not add it yet.) Add the okra and simmer for another 5 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, lime juice, salt and spinach, if you are using it, and cook for another 3 or 4 minutes, until all of the vegetables are tender. Add more salt or lime juice to taste and stir in the coconut milk, if you like.

COCONUT GINGER RICE

Steps:

• Following package directions, cook rice with water, Coconut Milk and Coconut Ginger Soup Mix.
• When done, toss in chopped parsley and serve.

GINGER RICE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, melt the butter.
• Add the ginger, rice, stock and salt and bring to a boil.
• Cover and cook over low heat for 12 minutes or until the rice is tender and the water has fully evaporated.
• Fluff the rice and serve.

CALLALOO (TRINIDAD)

Steps:

• Put salted pork pieces in a pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Drain off this water. Repeat this process to draw off the excess salt from the salted meat.
• Heat the oil in a large pot and add the onion, garlic, celery and fresh herbs. Sauté until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add okras, pumpkin and dasheen leaves and sauté for another minute or so. Add the coconut milk and stock or water, crab and hot pepper.
• Keep an eye on that hot pepper use one that is not bruised. You DO NOT want that pepper to burst while cooking. The heat from the burst pepper will overpower the other flavours.
• Bring to a boil and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook uncovered for about 35 minutes.
• Taste and add salt if needed.
• Remove hot pepper and crab or meat, and swizzle the callaloo, or put in a blender or you can use an immersion type blender, and beat until smooth. Return the crab or meat pieces to the soup. Add the cooking margarine or butter. Simmer for 5 more minutes. Stir well.
• Serve hot as a soup on it's own or as a side dish.

THAI GINGER RICE

Steps:

• Grate fresh ginger and garlic and place in a saucepan with 3 tablespoons of sunflower oil.
• Let the mixture grill for a minute and add the raw rice.
• Add the chicken stock mixed with water and let the rice cook.
• Make sure to add water if the rice is not cooked enough.

COCONUT GINGER RICE

Steps:

• Heat broth, coconut milk and ginger to boiling in saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Stir in rice.
• Heat to boiling, reduce heat.
• Cover and simmer 15 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.
• Add lemon rind and green onions; fluff rice lemon rind and onions lightly with fork to mix.
• Garnish with coconut and lemon slices.

ORANGE GINGER RICE

Steps:

• in a rice cooker add:.
• rice.
• orange juice concentrate.
• water.
• powdered ginger.
• cardamon.
• salt.
• fresh grated ginger.
• pepper.
• after rice has cooked add:.
• butter.
• scallions.
• orange zest.