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Palaver sauce

West African stew

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name	Palaver sauce
image	Palava sauce w- cocoyam leaf (5612472154).jpg
caption	Ghanaian palaver sauce
alternate_name	Palava sauce
type	Stew

Palaver sauce or palava sauce (or plasas) is a type of stew widely eaten in West Africa, including Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone{{cite book

It has regional variations and can contain beef, fish, shrimp, pepitas, cassava, taro (cocoyam) leaves, and palm oil. It is served with boiled rice, potatoes, garri, fufu or yam. Outside of Africa, spinach is often used as a substitute for other greens. The leaves used to make this soup in Liberia are called molokhia or mulukhiyah leaves.

The name "palava sauce" is said to originate from the people of Elmina, on the south-east coast of Ghana.

Ghana

Kontomire stew is a stew made from cocoyam leaves (known in the Akan language as kontomire), commonly prepared in the home and very popular in Ghanaian cuisine. In Ghana, kontomire stew is served with variety of dishes, including steamed rice, cooked yam and plantain.

Recipe

The meat is first cut into small pieces and is fried in palm oil in a pan, and to the pan is added onion, pepper and chilli. Next is added the fish, dried or smoked, previously moistened and cut in chunks. The vegetables are sliced and incorporated into the cooking pan (spinach leaves or bean leaves, cabbage, kale, okra), and finally water is poured to help in the cooking and spices for seasoning. The mixture is kept on a low fire until all the ingredients are cooked and the water has reduced. It may be served with white rice.

In Ghana, the stew consists primarily of:

cocoyam leaves
palm oil
egusi
dried fish
fresh tomatoes
pepper
egg

References

(23 October 2024). "Word of the Day {{!}} palaver".
"Palaver 'Sauce'". Ghana.co.uk.
"Sauce/Stew". Ghanaweb.com.
Gracia, Zindzy. (2018-01-31). "How to Prepare Kontomire Stew in Ghana".
(2015-11-19). "How to prepare kontomire stew/palava sauce the Ghanaian way".
(2016-05-28). "How to prepare 'Kontomire' stew and boiled yam".
"Kontomire Stew - ghanagrio.com".
Elikplim, Eriq. (2018-02-26). "How to Prepare Ampesi and Kontomire Stew".
(2017-08-09). "Kontomire with smoked salmon and melon seeds (Palava sauce)".

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