Nigerian Jollof Rice
Nigerian Jollof Rice

Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, nigerian jollof rice. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Nigerian Jollof Rice is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Nigerian Jollof Rice is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

Jollof rice is a very common dish prepared in many African countries and each recipe differs depending on the nation. I specifically prepare the Nigerian party jollof rice which I still feel is one of. The Nigerian rice recipe discussed here is the classic Nigerian Jollof Rice prepared at parties.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have nigerian jollof rice using 18 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Nigerian Jollof Rice:
  1. Take 3 cups Rice
  2. Prepare 8 Fresh Tomatoes
  3. Take 4 habanero pepper
  4. Get 3 medium-sized onions, 2 diced
  5. Get 3 cloves garlic, minced
  6. Make ready 1 small ginger
  7. Get 2 cooking spoon of oil
  8. Make ready 2 sachet tomato paste
  9. Prepare 1 teaspoon curry
  10. Get 1 teaspoon thyme
  11. Prepare 1 stock cube
  12. Prepare 1 tablespoon chicken seasoning powder
  13. Get 2 tablespoon ground crayfish
  14. Take to taste Salt
  15. Take Protein of choice; beef, chicken, fish etc. (I'm using Fish)
  16. Get Extras
  17. Make ready 1 onions, sliced
  18. Take 1 hard tomato, sliced

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Instructions to make Nigerian Jollof Rice:
  1. First start by steaming the fish with salt, stock cube and some diced onions to get out the stock. - Blend the tomatoes, pepper, ginger and one onions. - Then parboiled the rice, wash it and set aside.
  2. In a clean pot, add the vegetable oil, fry the fish and set aside.
  3. In that same oil, add the remaining diced onions and minced garlic, curry, thyme and sautée for few minutes.
  4. Add the tomato paste, stir for some time, add the blended tomato and pepper, add the stockcube, the chicken seasoning powder, some salt, mix and leave to cook on a medium heat.
  5. When the water dries up, you'll know this when the oil separates from the tomato and it starts sticking to the pot, add the ground crayfish and the stock (from cooking the fish).
  6. Add the parboiled rice, mix this very well and add more water to be a bit above the level of rice.
  7. Check for salt and add more if needed, cover up the pot and cook till the water dries up.
  8. Add the sliced onions and tomato, turn the rice very well, cover the pot and turn off the heat.
  9. Serve while still warm with your favourite protein (beef, chicken, turkey, fish etc) and side dressings (fried plantain, coleslaw, salad etc).

What makes this meal special and how is it best cooked? Jollof rice is a spicy, traditional dish of West African origin. While it is prepared differently in various countries, this article outlines the steps of making Nigerian-style Jollof rice. Nigerian Jollof Rice is probably the BEST jollof rice recipe in the world: rich and flavorful with a slight smokey taste that gives it its unique name as the Party Jollof Rice. Nigerian Jollof Rice - a spicy and vibrant one-pot tomato rice, this is probably the best-known Nigerian food recipe.

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