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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Caribbean >> Rest Caribbean

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 60 minutes, Preparation Time - 20 minutes

• Source

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| 1. Clean the taro leaves by removing the skin from the stalks, and removing the tip from the center rib. Rinse, and cut into bite size pieces. | 2. Place the taro leaves, okra, onion, thyme, garlic, salted pig's tail, pumpkin, water, habanero pepper (whole), and coconut milk into a large pot. Cover, and simmer over low heat for 30 minutes. | 3. Add the crab to the pot. Be careful not to puncture the habanero pepper. Cover, and continue to simmer for 30 minutes. Remove the habanero, and season with salt to taste. Puree the soup using an immersion blender until smooth. You could also puree in small batches using a blender. Serve over rice. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
taro leaf	18			3429.1624	547.033	406.6007	60.4186
pod okra	12		chopped	100.8667	0.0	22.44	0.5667
onion	1		chopped	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
thyme	4	sprigs		-	-	-	-
garlic	6	cloves	crushed	26.82	5.9508	1.1448	0.09
pig	4	ounces	salted	100.8667	0.0	22.44	0.5667
	1/2	cup	peeled cubed	100.8667	0.0	22.44	0.5667
water	1	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
habanero pepper	1			100.8667	0.0	22.44	0.5667
coconut milk	3	cups		1656.0	39.888000000000005	16.488	171.648
blue crab	4		chopped	-	-	-	-
salt	to taste			-	-	-	-
green onion	4		chopped	76.68	16.3016	2.7548	1.3348

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.