Palaver Sauce

Name: Palaver Sauce
Ingredients: 2 lbs beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch pieces; 2 smoked pork hocks (only use one if it is large! Also, you could substitute some really great smoked bacon or salt pork ); 1 cup water; 2 lbs fresh spinach, torn into pieces (if you can find platto or bologi, use that...I recommend that if you can't find platto or bologi, th); 2 medium onions, finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 2 large tomatoes, peeled and chopped; 1 tablespoon gingerroot, grated (may use 1 tsp ground ginger); 1 -2 teaspoon ground red pepper; 2 tablespoons peanut oil; 2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped; hot cooked rice (optional); finishing salt, to taste

13 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

2 lbs beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch pieces
2 smoked pork hocks (only use one if it is large! Also, you could substitute some really great smoked bacon or salt pork )
1 cup water
2 lbs fresh spinach, torn into pieces (if you can find platto or bologi, use that...I recommend that if you can't find platto or bologi, th)
2 medium onions, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 large tomatoes, peeled and chopped
1 tablespoon gingerroot, grated (may use 1 tsp ground ginger)
1 -2 teaspoon ground red pepper
2 tablespoons peanut oil
2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
hot cooked rice (optional)
finishing salt, to taste

Directions

1

In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, combine beef, pork hocks, and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover; simmer about 50 minutes, or until the beef is just tender.
2

Remove pork hocks; cool slightly. Cut meat from the bones; discard the bones and return the meat to the Dutch oven.
3

In a large covered saucepan simmer the greens in a small amount of water for 5 minutes; drain well.
4

In a large skillet, cook onions, garlic, tomatoes, gingerroot, and ground red pepper in hot oil until the onion is tender but not brown.
5

Stir the onion mixture, drained spinach, and chopped eggs into the meat mixture. Cook, uncovered, for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
6

If desired, serve over hot cooked rice in soup bowls.