Callaloo Soup

Ingredients  

1 1b  Callaloo,(Dasheen leaves) or spinach, cleaned and chopped
      6  Fresh okras, trimmed
      1 large Plantain, cubed
      1 ts Oregano
      5  Scallions, chopped
      6  Cloves, pounded
      2  Garlic cloves, pressed
      1 lb Yam, peeled; diced
           Salt; pepper
           Scotch bonnet, to taste
 
(Can Replace the yams with either cassava or dasheen root.  Cook in the same way.)

1. Combine all but the last three ingredients in a pot with 2 quarts of boiling water.  Simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
    
2. Meanwhile, simmer the yam in lightly salted water until just tender.
3. Drain the water;  reserve the vegetables.
    
   Allow the soup to cool slightly.  Strain the stock; set aside.
   
4. Puree the cooked solids ; return to the pot.  Add enough of the reserved stock to form a syrupy consistency.  In a small pan, reduce the remaining stock until thickened ; add it to the soup.
    
   Add the salt, pepper; Sctoch bonnet.  Simmer for 1 hour.  
5. 5 minutes before serving, add the diced yams.  Heat through; serve.