Kontomire stew

Ghanaian stew

Kontomire stew is a stew made from cocoyam leaves (known in the Akan language as "kontomire"), commonly prepared in the home and very popular in Ghanaian cuisine.^[1] In Ghana, kontomire stew is served with variety of dishes,^[2]^[3] including steamed rice, cooked yam and plantain.^[4] Its English designation palava sauce is said to originate from the people of Elmina.^[5]^[6]

Ingredients

Preparing kontomire stew.

The stew consists primarily of:

cocoyam leaves
palm oil
egusi
dried fish
fresh tomatoes
pepper
egg/ Egusi

References

^ "How to prepare 'Kontomire' stew and boiled yam". www.pulse.com.gh. 2016-05-28. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
^ "Kontomire Stew - ghanagrio.com". www.ghanagrio.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
^ Elikplim, Eriq (2018-02-26). "How to Prepare Ampesi and Kontomire Stew". Swiftfoxx. Archived from the original on 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
^ "Kontomire with smoked salmon and melon seeds (Palava sauce)". biscuits and ladles. 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
^ Gracia, Zindzy (2018-01-31). "How to Prepare Kontomire Stew in Ghana". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
^ "How to prepare kontomire stew/palava sauce the Ghanaian way". www.pulse.com.gh. 2015-11-19. Archived from the original on 2019-06-30. Retrieved 2019-06-17.