Ingredients:
- Red oil
- Onion
- Stinking fish (Momone)
- Fish
- Powdered pepper
- Fresh tomatoes; Tomato paste (optional)
- Kontomire
- Turkey berries (Kwahu nsusua)
- Salt
Pre-cooking prep:
- Wash and slice onion into strips
- Wash salted fish and fish
- Chop tomatoes and store in a separate bowl
- Wash and chop kontomire into little strips and boil over low heat for about 5-10 minutes
- Boil turkey berries and blend
Process:
- Pour a considerable amount of red oil into a saucepan and put on fire
- Put a piece of stinking fish (momone) into the oil till it dissolves
- Put sliced onions into the oil till they turn slightly brown and add powdered pepper. Add a little water and stir
- Pour your chopped tomatoes into the mixture and bring to a boil over high heat till it looks stewed
- You can add tomato paste at this point if you want. Allow the mixture to boil some more and add your fish
- After about 5-10 minutes add blended turkey berries and stir
- Add boiled kontomire strips bit by bit and stir till it mixes evenly with the rest of the stew
- Add salt to taste and allow to simmer over low heat for a few more minutes
- Your Palava sauce is ready to be served