Callaloo Trinidad

Ingredients

 * 1 dozen dasheen leaves
 * 8 ochroes
 * 1/2 cup of finely chopped onion
 * 1/2 kilo of salt meat or pork. (1/4 pound)
 * 2 crabs or crab meat.
 * 1 tablespoon of butter
 * Chives, salt and pepper
 * 1/4 teaspoon of Angostura aromatic bitters
 * 1.8 liters of water. (2 quarts)
 * 1 whole hot green pepper

Directions

 * 1) Strip stalks and mid ribs from dasheen leaves, wash, roll them and cut into fine shreds. Clean crabs.
 * 2) Combine chopped ochroes, dasheen, and onion in large saucepan, add 1 cup of water and simmer one hour.
 * 3) In a separate pot, boil the salt meat to remove excess salt. Then, add to the main pot the salt meat, whole green pepper, 1.8 liters of water. Simmer 1/2 hour.