TRINIDADIAN CHOW MEIN 
4 med. carrots
2 christophine (yuca)
2 sweet peppers (red or green)
2 c. string beans, sliced in 4
1 onion, sliced
1/2 purple cabbage
3 stalks kale
1 head broccoli

Peel all vegetables that need peeling. Cut carrots into finger length sticks, cut christophine into finger length pieces to match carrots. Cut sweet peppers as close in size as carrots. String beans are to be cut in thin strip finger lengths. Onions and cabbage sliced. Kale and broccoli hand shredded. Set everything separately in bowls to the side.

In a large pot on medium heat, add 1 tablespoon oil, let heat, then add crushed garlic to burn, then add carrots and stir. Add salt, black pepper, dash of sugar, stir. Add string beans, yuca, cabbage and stir. Salt, pepper, sugar are to be added here which will heighten the taste of the water vegetables. Cover for a few seconds, then add sweet peppers, and stir. Cover and simmer for about 3 minutes. Immediately serve with white rice.

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Trinidadian Chow Mein
 #141112
 Carolyn Montgomery (District of Columbia) says:
I'm not sure how long ago this recipe was posted here but I wanted to point out that christophine is NOT the same as yuca. Yuca more commonly known as cassava in Trinidad is a root vegetable. Actually I'm not really sure it is considered a vegetable, but it is definitely not the same thing as a christophine.
 #180919
 TriniVic (North Carolina) says:
Christophene is also called Chayote squash and can be found in most Asian or Hispanic groceries. It is definitely not yucca.

 

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