Delicious Liberian Palava Sauce Recipe

groundnut paste

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: peanut butter

Peanut butter is more widely available and affordable.

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Tofu offers a plant-based option while canned tuna is budget-friendly.

palm oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Coconut oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is often less expensive.

spinach

🥗Healthier: kale

💰Cheaper: collard greens

Kale provides similar nutrients, and collard greens are often less expensive.

Add goat meat, country stew chicken, and stockfish to a pot; season with seasoned salt, black pepper, and Maggie seasoning cubes.

Cook for 20-25 minutes until the meat is tender.

Add raw blended peppers to the pot for spiciness.

Cook frozen jute leaves in a separate pot until tender.

Once the meat is tender, add smoked and dried fish and softer meat to the pot.

Add more water and chicken feet to the pot; stir and cook for another 10-15 minutes.

Remove fish from the top of the pot to avoid breaking it.

Add the pre-cooked jute leaves to the broth with meats and spices; stir carefully from the bottom.

Add palm oil to the pot and let it cook down until the sauce absorbs the oil and changes color.

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