Palaver

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 lbs fresh spinach
• 1/4 cup peanut oil
• 1 large onion
• 8 cloves
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• sea salt

Recipe

• 1 rinse the spinach thoroughly; stem and tear into 3-inch pieces.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 in a non-aluminum saucepan, heat the peanut oil over medium heat.
• 4 cut the onion in half, then quarter.
• 5 separate layers, and add to oil.
• 6 crush cloves and sprinkle over onion, stirring occasionally, until onion begins to soften.
• 7 add ginger and stir.
• 8 add tomato sauce, 1 cup water, and cardamom.
• 9 cook at a bubbly simmer for 4 minutes to merge flavors.
• 10 add cayene, stir, then add spinach, a handful at a time, stirring after each addition.
• 11 cover pot and simmer for 30 minutes, or until spinach is tender.
• 12 add salt to taste and serve warm.