How to Prepare Nigerian Jollof Rice
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Jollof rice is a particular rice cooked with chicken stock from chicken or meat mixed with tomato sauce, not just any tomato sauce, a sauce made up of tomatoes, red bell peppers, onions and scotch bonnet all blended in the right proportion.
50 minutes
300g of Jollof rice = 296 calories
Serve 300g Jollof rice with fried Plantain (dodo), moimoi and meat, fish, or chicken. Garnish it with salad.
Ingredients
- Rice (2 cups)
- Tomato paste (70g)
- Tomato (4 medium)
- Bell pepper (1 large)
- Scotch Bonnet (1)
- Onion (1 large)
- Stock (2 cups)
- Vegetables diced
Preparation
Chop or grate ¼ of the onion Wash rice in boiled water to get rid of the starch and pour it in a sieve to drain. (Hint: the starchier the rice, the longer it should stay in boiled water) Fry onions in 1 tablespoon of oil till tender Add blended sauce (tomato, bell pepper, scotch bonnet, onion), tomato paste and stock, cook till it forms a thick paste stirring all the time so it does not get burnt. Pour 1 and a half litre of water into the mix and bring to the boil. Add drained rice and cook till soft enough. Mix it till evenly coloured. It should have a rich orange colour
Step 1
Wash rice in boiled water to get rid of the starch and pour it in a sieve to drain. (Hint: the starchier the rice, the longer it should stay in boiled water) Fry onions in 1 tablespoon of oil till tender
Step 2
Add blended sauce (tomato, bell pepper, scotch bonnet, onion), tomato paste and stock, cook till it forms a thick paste stirring all the time so it does not get burnt.
Step 3
Pour 1 and a half litre of water into the mix and bring to the boil.Add drained rice and cook till soft enough.
Step 4
Mix it till evenly coloured. It should have a rich orange colour.
300g of Jollof rice contains 296 calories. Other food items served alongside would increase the calorie count in the meal.
Good advice
To get that smoky, party Jollof taste from your meal, cover the pot after the water has almost dried up with foil paper or plastic bag before replacing the lid and turn the heat down to the lowest.
