Sardines and Greens Stew

Ingredients

• oil for frying (palm oil is most authentic

  but any vegetable oil will do)
  1 unit
• onion

  finely chopped
  1 unit
• of garlic

  minced
  1 clove
• ripe tomatoes

  chopped (or canned tomatoes, or tomato sauce or paste)
  1 or 2 unit
• of spinach

  cleaned, stems removed or cassava leaves (feuilles de manioc), kale, collards, or turnip greens or similar, cleaned, stems removed and parboiled (or some combination of these)
  1 to 2 pounds
• salt

  black pepper, cayenne pepper or red pepper (to taste)
  1 unit
• canned sardines (2 or 3 cans is good

  but one can will do if you're on a tight budget)
  1 unit