Callaloo Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. (450 g.) callaloo leaves, or spinach as substitute
3 pt. (1 3/4 1.17 c.) chicken stock
1 large onion, finely chopped
8 oz. (225 g.) salt beef, chopped
freshly ground black pepper
4 shallots or chives, chopped (using green and white parts)
1/4 tsp. thyme
1 whole chilli (optional)
12 young okras or 10 oz. pkg.
8 oz. (225 g.) crab meat

Preparation

Remove thick stems of leaves, chop roughly and put into saucepan with all ingredients except okras and crab.
Cover and simmer until meat is tender.
Add okras; cook for 8 minutes. Remove pepper and blend.
Add crab, reheat and adjust seasonings. Serve piping hot with slices of avocado pear and hot bread.