Simple Way to Make Award-winning Nigerian Jollof Rice
Aiden Norris 15/09/2020 05:02
Nigerian Jollof Rice
Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, nigerian jollof rice. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Nigerian Jollof Rice is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Nigerian Jollof Rice is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook nigerian jollof rice using 18 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Nigerian Jollof Rice:
Get 3 cups Rice
Take 8 Fresh Tomatoes
Get 4 habanero pepper
Prepare 3 medium-sized onions, 2 diced
Take 3 cloves garlic, minced
Take 1 small ginger
Make ready 2 cooking spoon of oil
Prepare 2 sachet tomato paste
Take 1 teaspoon curry
Take 1 teaspoon thyme
Make ready 1 stock cube
Get 1 tablespoon chicken seasoning powder
Get 2 tablespoon ground crayfish
Take to taste Salt
Make ready Protein of choice; beef, chicken, fish etc. (I'm using Fish)
Make ready Extras
Get 1 onions, sliced
Prepare 1 hard tomato, sliced
Steps to make Nigerian Jollof Rice:
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.
In a clean pot, add the vegetable oil, fry the fish and set aside.
In that same oil, add the remaining diced onions and minced garlic, curry, thyme and sautée for few minutes.
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.
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).
Add the parboiled rice, mix this very well and add more water to be a bit above the level of rice.
Check for salt and add more if needed, cover up the pot and cook till the water dries up.
Add the sliced onions and tomato, turn the rice very well, cover the pot and turn off the heat.
Serve while still warm with your favourite protein (beef, chicken, turkey, fish etc) and side dressings (fried plantain, coleslaw, salad etc).
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