Main Dishes
Nigerian Jollof Rice
8 servings
servings30 minutes
active time1 hour 15 minutes
total timeIngredients
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
Directions
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
Serving Size
1
Calories
159
Total Fat
4 g
Saturated Fat
1 g
Unsaturated Fat
3 g
Trans Fat
0 g
Cholesterol
25 mg
Sodium
46 mg
Total Carbohydrate
17 g
Dietary Fiber
4 g
Total Sugars
4 g
Protein
10 g
8 servings
servings30 minutes
active time1 hour 15 minutes
total time