Palaver 'Sauce'

== Ingredients ==
* ½ cup palm oil
* 1 – 2 lbs stew meat, or chicken, cut into bite-sized pieces
* beef broth or beef stock (or water)
* 4 – 6 cups dried bitterleaf
* 1 – 2 lbs dried, salted, or smoked (such as cod or herring)
* 1 – 2 onions, finely chopped
* 2 – 6 ripe tomatoes, chopped, peeled and mashed
* 1 chili pepper, chopped (optional)
* salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper or red pepper (to taste)
* 1 cup egusi (agusi, agushi, egushi) roasted and ground
* 1 tbsp fresh ginger root, grated
* 4 – 6 okra (optional)
* 1 cup fresh shrimp or prawns
* ½ cup cooked ham, chopped (optional)
== Directions ==
# Wash the bitterleaf in cold water, rinsing several times, and allow it to soak for at least a few hours, then chop it into pieces.
# Soak the dried in water for an hour or two, then cut the into pieces and remove any skin or bones.
# Heat the oil in a large dutch oven or covered pot.
# Fry the meat until it is partially done, and then add a few cups of broth, or water.
# Reduce heat and simmer.
# Add the bitterleaf to the pot.
# Stir and simmer for several minutes more.
# Add the to the pot, along with the onion and tomatoes, and any hot chili pepper, salt, and red or black pepper.
# Cover the pot and continue to cook over low heat.
# When the greens seem tender, add the remaining ingredients - egusi and okra.
# Cook over low heat, stirring often until it is a thick sauce-like consistency.
# Serve with boiled rice.
Category:Beef stock and broth Recipes
Category:Chicken Recipes
Category:Chile pepper Recipes
Category:Cod Recipes
Category:Congolese Soups
Category:Egusi seed Recipes
Category:Fish Recipes
Category:Ham Recipes
Category:Herring Recipes