Palaver sauce and to the pan is added onion, pepper and chilli. Then is added the fish dried or smoked, that is previously moistened and cut in chunks, the vegetables are sliced and incorporated into the cooking-pan (spinach leaves or bean leaves, cabbage, kale, okra), and finally water is poured to help in the cooking and spices for seasoning. The mixture is kept on a low fire until all the ingredients are cooked and the water has reduced. It is served with white rice. Palaver sauce Palaver sauce or palava sauce or plasas is a type of stew widely eaten in West
Basting (cooking) Basting (cooking) Basting is a cooking technique that involves cooking meat with either its own juices or some type of preparation such as a sauce or marinade. The meat is left to cook, then periodically coated with the juice. Prominently used in grilling, rotisserie, roasting, and other meat preparations where the meat is over heat for extended periods of time, basting is used to keep meat moist during the cooking process and also to apply or enhance flavor. Improperly administered basting, however, may actually lead to the very problem it is designed to prevent: the undesired loss of moisture (drying