About this dish
A hearty stewed vegetable dish with mixed vegetables and often a little meat, simmered until soft.
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Ingredients
🍆1 eggplant, chopped
🥬1 cabbage, chopped
🥕2 carrots, sliced
🥩200g beef or crab, for flavor
🌶️1 scotch bonnet pepper, whole
Method
Serves 31
Brown the meat, then add onion and cook until softened.2
Add the harder vegetables like carrot first and cook for several minutes.3
Add the remaining vegetables and enough water or stock to simmer.4
Cover and cook until all the vegetables have broken down into a thick, stew-like consistency, about 40-45 minutes.5
Remove the whole scotch bonnet before serving with rice.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Legim is a staple Haitian home-cooked dish, valued for making good use of a wide variety of seasonal vegetables in one pot.
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