Meaning
To cook food — especially fish or vegetables — gently in a little seasoned water or its own juices, covered, so it steams tender without frying or boiling hard. 'Steam fish' cooked this way, with okra, pumpkin, and seasoning, is a light, wholesome favourite. To 'steam down' the callaloo or the fish is to let it soften in the covered pot with just enough liquid to draw out the flavour.
Examples
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Steam down di fish wid okra an pumpkin.
Steam the fish down with okra and pumpkin.
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Mi steam down di callaloo fi breakfast.
I steamed the callaloo down for breakfast.
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Light an healthy when yuh steam it down.
It's light and healthy when you steam it down.
Origin
From 'steam' + 'down'; to cook gently covered in a little liquid. See [[cook-down]], [[callaloo]].
How it’s used
To cook fish/veg gently covered in a little seasoned liquid. See [[cook-down]], [[callaloo]].