Recipe: Perfect Jollof Rice

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Jollof Rice. Jollof rice is a very common dish prepared in many African countries and each recipe differs I specifically prepare the Nigerian party jollof rice which I still feel is one of the best recipes out there. "We don't say a dish is spicy — we say it has pepper." Yewande Komolafe is a recipe writer who grew up in Lagos and found herself searching for the heat and. Nigerian Jollof Rice or Jellof rice is a rich and incredibly tasty west African one-pot Meal. When cooking Jellof rice, building a flavor base is very important.

Classic Nigerian Jollof Rice. by: Kitchen Butterfly.

The Nigerian rice recipe discussed here is the classic Nigerian Jollof Rice prepared at parties.

This is the most popular Nigerian rice recipe.

You can have Jollof Rice using 15 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Jollof Rice

1. You need of Carrot.

2. It’s of Spring onion.

3. You need of Onion.

4. You need of Green peas.

5. You need of Sweet corn.

6. It’s of Garlic.

7. You need of Sausages.

8. It’s of Gizzard.

9. Prepare of Green bell pepper.

10. It’s of Salt.

11. Prepare of Maggi.

12. It’s of Scotch bonnet.

13. Prepare of Tomatoes.

14. It’s of Crayfish.

15. It’s of Plain rice(can use any type of rice).

This is why you will always see it in parties.

The Nigerian jollof rice is made with parboiled rice.

The Nigerian jollof rice is often served as a side dish for meats or fish.

Often, the chicken or other kind of meat is already included in the dish.

Jollof Rice step by step

1. Prep all ingredients.

2. Parboil rice to remove excess starch. Wash and keep aside.

3. Season gizzard with scotch bonnet pepper (or black pepper) salt, maggi, garlic and sauté.

4. Fry onion and garlic with groundnut oil for a few minutes with medium to low heat to build aromatics.

5. Pour in the oil a grounded mixture of scotch bonnet,tomatoes and Romano pepper..

6. Add salt and magic to taste. Allow to fry.

7. Add your rice to the pepper and stir with wooden spoon for even distribution! Allow to cook for about 3-5 minutes than add water in little quantity in intervals.

8. When rice is almost done add your veggies& sausages and cook for like 5 minutes(depends on you)on low heat.

9. Serve with sautéed gizzards ☺️(I added extra sweet corn to my plate because I love it).

Adapted by The New York TImes.

The chef Tunde Wey is based in New Orleans, but he was born in Nigeria, where jollof rice is a well-loved dish.

Ghanaian Jollof Rice By Tei Hammond.

Add the rice, mixed vegetables, and water.

Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and cover the pot with foil and a lid.