Antiguan Breakfast (Chop Up and ‘Saltfish’)

Ingredients

  • Egg Plants  -  4
  • Callaloo  -  8 oz
  • Pumpkin  -  1 lb
  • Garlic  -  3 cloves Chopped
  • Onion  -  1 Diced
  • Butter  -  2 oz
  • Salt  -  1/2 tsp
  • Black Pepper  -  1/4 tsp

Instructions

Peel and chop eggplant and pumpkin into medium-sized pieces.

Heat butter and add onions and garlic in a medium sized pot set to medium to high heat. Sauté for 2 minutes until softened but not browned.
Add pumpkin and eggplant. Sauté for an additional two to three minutes.
Add water just to cover the vegetables. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cook until the vegetables are soft.
Add the chopped spinach, stir and cook for an additional 3 minutes.
Pour the vegetable mixture into a colander and let drain.
After vegetable mixture has been drained return it to the pot and mash vigorously with a potato masher or a thick whisk.
Add salt and pepper. Adjust seasoning to taste.