Nigerian Jollof Rice

• portions: 8 servings
• temps actif: 30 minutes
• temps total: 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingrédients

1/3 cup vegetable oil

6 plum tomatoes

4 red bell peppers

3 red onions

Habanero or Scotch Bonnet peppers to taste

3 tbsp tomato paste

2 tsp Nigerian curry powder

1 tsp dried thyme

2 bay leaves

5 cups chicken stock

4 cups long-grain rice, rinsed

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

Instructions

Gather the ingredients for your Nigerian jollof rice.

Blend tomatoes, bell peppers, red peppers, onions, and two cups of stock until smooth.

Transfer the tomato mixture to a large pot and bring to a boil.

Turn down the heat and let the tomato mixture simmer for 10 minutes, partly covered.

Heat vegetable oil in a pan. Stir fry some sliced onions and season with salt.

After about 3 minutes, add the curry powder, black pepper, thyme, and bay leaves. Continue cooking on medium heat for 3 minutes.

Stir in the tomato paste. After 2 minutes, add the tomato mixture and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, partly covered or until the tomato stew is reduced by half.

Add the remaining stock to the pan and bring it to a boil.

Add the rice. Stir and cover with foil and lid.

Turn down the heat and cook for 30 minutes, stirring halfway through.

Taste and season your jollof rice as needed.

Allow the covered rice to rest for 5 minutes before serving. Enjoy your party rice!

Nutrition

• Taille de Portion: 1
• Calories: 159
• Lipides Totaux: 4 g
• Lipides Saturés: 1 g
• Lipides Insaturés: 3 g
• Acides Gras Trans: 0 g
• Cholestérol: 25 mg
• Sodium: 46 mg
• Glucides Totaux: 17 g
• Fibres Diététiques: 4 g
• Sucres Totaux: 4 g
• Protéines: 10 g