Nigerian

Jollof Rice

Name: Jollof Rice
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: Parboiled rice; Tomatoes; Red bell peppers; Scotch bonnet; Onion; Tomato paste; Stock

Smoky tomato-pepper rice cooked with spices, stock, thyme, bay leaf, and gentle heat.

Instructions

1
Blend tomatoes, peppers, scotch bonnet, and onion.
2
Cook tomato paste until deep red.
3
Add pepper blend, stock, rice, thyme, and bay leaf.
4
Cover tightly and steam until tender.

Tips

Cook the pepper base until it darkens.

Keep the lid tight so rice steams evenly.

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1 hour 5 minutes

Jollof Rice

Smoky tomato-pepper rice cooked with spices, stock, thyme, bay leaf, and gentle heat.

Ingredients

Parboiled rice

Tomatoes

Red bell peppers

Scotch bonnet

Onion

Tomato paste

Stock

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Blend tomatoes, peppers, scotch bonnet, and onion.

Cook tomato paste until deep red.

Add pepper blend, stock, rice, thyme, and bay leaf.

Cover tightly and steam until tender.

Tiny tips

Cook the pepper base until it darkens.

Keep the lid tight so rice steams evenly.

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