
🇯🇲 JamaicaCatalog recipe
Amaranth greens steamed down soft with onion, tomato, thyme and a little minced scotch bonnet — Jamaica's answer to spinach, and half of a proper island breakfast.
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Nothing to juggle — one thing at a time. On the table in 30 minutes.
For 4 servings.
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Heat the oil in a lidded skillet over medium heat.
Add the onion, garlic, tomato, thyme and scotch bonnet and sweat gently until the onion turns soft and translucent, about 4 minutes.
Pile in the chopped callaloo — it looks like too much for the pan, but it collapses fast once it hits the heat.
Add a splash of water, cover, and steam until the greens are fully wilted and tender, 8–10 minutes.
Uncover and cook off any remaining liquid until the pan is nearly dry.
💡 Don't drown it — the greens release plenty of their own water.
Season to taste and serve warm alongside ackee and saltfish for breakfast, or as a green side to any main.
Callaloo means different plants around the Caribbean; in Jamaica it is amaranth, cooked soft with aromatics. It shares the breakfast table with ackee and boiled food, and stands in for saltfish's partner on meatless days.
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