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
Genovese sauce nor with Salsa Genovese, a red wine and vegetable condiment for fish, nor with the "sauce génevoise" from Lake Geneva, again served with fish. Genovese sauce is prepared by sautéing either beef, veal or pork in a large number of onions, for at least two but as many as ten hours. The onions are typically accompanied by minced carrots and celery in what is sometimes known as a "mirepoix," and the sauce may be additionally seasoned using garlic, marjoram, and either bacon, prosciutto or lard. The slow cooking of the onions is especially important for the sauce's flavor, and is