Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, jollof rice. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
The carrots and peas are optional for jollof rice. And the chicken can be cooked seperately from the rice and the broth added in with the tomatoes. the chicken can go in at the end. The chef Tunde Wey is based in New Orleans, but he was born in Nigeria, where jollof rice is a well-loved dish The rice is cooked in a flavorful tomato and pepper purée; his version is vegan, and laced with chile heat.
Jollof rice is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Jollof rice is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook jollof rice using 17 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Jollof rice:
- Prepare 3 cups basmati rice (170g)
- Get 4 1/2 cup water (250ml)
- Prepare 750 g chicken breast
- Prepare 1 large onion
- Make ready 2 medium fresh tomatoes
- Take 1 red bell pepper
- Take 140 g tomato paste
- Take 1 cup boiled green peas
- Prepare 2 1/4 cup diced fresh carrots
- Get 1/2 tbs salt
- Make ready 1/2 tbs cayenne pepper
- Take 1/2 tbs chili powder
- Get 1/2 tbs garlic powder
- Prepare 1/2 tbs ginger powder
- Prepare 1/2 tbs dried thyme leaves
- Get 1 tsp Jollof rice seasoning
- Get 15 g chicken stock cube
Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and cover the pot with foil and a lid. West African Jollof Rice is superb! I grew up eating this rice and every eaten at every party where the host is west african. Every west african country has its own version, however this is the best!
Steps to make Jollof rice:
- Prepare the chicken stock by seasoning with salt, cayenne pepper powder,chicken stock cube, some water and cook until it’s tender. Take out the chicken and grill in the oven.
- Pulse the tomatoes, bell pepper and onion into a food processor and blend to purée. Pour the mixture in a heated pan and allow to cook for about 15 minutes on low heat, stirring frequently when it’s almost dried off and to avoid burning. Add the tomato paste, stir for about 5 minutes and turn off.
- Wash the rice twice and put in a pot on a stove top. Add the stipulated amount of water, cover and cook for 12 minutes only(parboiling). Drain the water and rinse off twice under running water, then set aside.
- Pour the chicken stock in the tomato pot and allow to boil on low heat. Add the rice and stir well, cover and leave for 2 minutes on high heat. - Add the carrot and stir, reduce to low heat and allow to simmer for 10 minutes. Add the cooked peas and stir, turn off the heat and allow to stand for 5 minutes before serving with the grilled chicken. You can enjoy the dish with some fresh salads.
The Nigerian rice recipe discussed here is the classic Nigerian Jollof Rice prepared at parties. This is the most popular Nigerian rice recipe. This is why you will always see it in parties. It is quite easy to prepare if you follow the simple steps. How to Cook Nigerian Jollof Rice [Video] The following are other variations of Jollof Rice.
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