Jah Spirit’s (Rip) Ital Stew

Name: Jah Spirit’s (Rip) Ital Stew
Total time: 1 h
Ingredients: Cooked grain of choice (basmati or short-grain brown rice) to serve alongside; Cooked grain of choice (basmati or short-grain brown rice) to serve alongside; 200 g/1 oz pumpkin; 200 g/1 oz poona yam (optional); 200 g/1 oz sweet potato; 2 ripe plantains (for shopping tips); 2 onions; 2 thumb-size pieces root ginger; 2 limes; 100 g/3½ oz kale or spinach (in Jamaica, we’d use fresh callaloo); 100 g/3½ oz kale or spinach (in Jamaica, we’d use fresh callaloo); ¼–1 red Scotch bonnet chilli (optional) (see Scotch bonnet for Newbies); ½ tablespoon coconut oil; 3 cloves garlic; ¼–1 red Scotch bonnet chilli (optional) (see Scotch bonnet for Newbies); 1 tablespoon ground allspice/pimento; 2 tablespoons dried thyme; 2 tablespoons Caribbean curry powder; 1 tablespoon ground allspice/pimento; 1½–2 x 400 g/1 oz cans butter/lima beans; 300 ml/10½ fl oz/1¼ cups boiling water; 2 x 400 ml/14 fl oz cans coconut milk; 1½–2 x 400 g/1 oz cans butter/lima beans; sea salt and black pepper; sea salt and black pepper; 2 vegetable stock cubes or 1 tablespoon vegetable bouillon powder; 2 vegetable stock cubes or 1 tablespoon vegetable bouillon powder

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

We Cook Plants

By Sarah Bentley

Published 2025

About

Jah Spirit was a much-loved community class teacher and dear friend to MIH founder Sarah. He passed away in 2018. This is how he described his ital stew: “I’ve been making Ital stew long time. It’s a big one-pot dish good for feeding a lotta’ people at a gathering, dance or at carnival where I’ve served it from mi’ stall every year. It’ll keep your belly full and it’s nic

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Stew
Gluten-free
Vegan

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