Palaver Sauce Recipe

Name: Palaver Sauce Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: African
Ingredients: 1 1/3 pounds rump steak, cut into 1-inch cubes; 2 to 3 tablespoons palm oil; 1 onion; 1 generous inch fresh ginger, peeled and finely diced; 3 cloves garlic; 4 to 5 ripe tomatoes, crushed or chopped; 1 Scotch bonnet pepper; 1/2 cup bitter melon seeds; 1/2 cup dried salted anchovies, or crayfish, optional; 1 pound frozen spinach, chopped, or canned callaloo; Salt, to taste; Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Palaver sauce is a West African spinach stew featuring melon seeds, meat, and fish.

⭐ 3.7 (30 reviews) Prep: 15 minCook: 50 minTotal: 65 minYields: 6 servings

Category Tags:

Dinner Lunch Soup

Cuisine Tags:

African

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Instructions

Finely chop onions, crush garlic, and grate fresh ginger.
Heat 1-2 tablespoons of palm oil in a pot; fry onions, ginger, and garlic until browned.
Add diced steak; brown for a few minutes.
Stir in chopped tomatoes and scotch bonnet pepper, adding the pepper whole if less heat is desired.
Mix 0.5 cup agushie powder with water to form a paste; set aside.
After 5-7 minutes, once tomatoes begin to break down, pour in the agushie paste without stirring.
Cover and simmer on low-medium heat for 20 minutes.
Uncover after 20 minutes, break apart the cooked agushie cake, and stir into the stew.
Add fish, then spinach; simmer for 10 minutes.
Check seasoning before serving.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 253 kcal

Carbohydrate: 14 g

Cholesterol: 80 mg

Fiber: 3 g

Protein: 33 g

Saturated Fat: 3 g

Sodium: 168 mg

Fat: 7 g

Unsaturated Fat: 3 g