LET'S COOK PALAVA SAUCE | LIBERIAN FOOD | INCLUDES EATING😋❤️🇱🇷😋 | LIBERIA 2021| HelenasQueendom

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.

Introduce the dish and the ingredients from the market.

Show the palm oil needed for the palava sauce.

Show the dry fish and cow skin, explaining their costs and importance.

Discuss the absence of dry meat due to health precautions related to ebola.

Chop the palava sauce ingredients to help them melt easier during cooking.

Start cooking rice over charcoal while preparing the palava sauce.

Mix chopped pepper with onion and add it to the pot to start the sauce.

Add the palava sauce to the pot, noting that it burns quickly and requires careful attention.

Introduce baking soda to help the sauce melt quicker, adding it in moderation since it's not being cooked with fufu today.

Cook the palava sauce on low heat, ensuring it doesn't burn, and clean the fish while it cooks.

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