Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, jollof rice. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Jollof rice is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Jollof rice is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
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, or jollof (/ dʒ ə ˈ l ɒ f /), also known as benachin in Wolof ('one pot'), is a one-pot rice dish popular in many West African countries such as The Gambia, Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Benin, Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Togo and Mali.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have jollof rice using 17 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Jollof rice:
- Prepare 3 cups basmati rice (170g)
- Take 4 1/2 cup water (250ml)
- Make ready 750 g chicken breast
- Get 1 large onion
- Take 2 medium fresh tomatoes
- Get 1 red bell pepper
- Get 140 g tomato paste
- Get 1 cup boiled green peas
- Take 2 1/4 cup diced fresh carrots
- Take 1/2 tbs salt
- Take 1/2 tbs cayenne pepper
- Take 1/2 tbs chili powder
- Prepare 1/2 tbs garlic powder
- Make ready 1/2 tbs ginger powder
- Get 1/2 tbs dried thyme leaves
- Prepare 1 tsp Jollof rice seasoning
- Make ready 15 g chicken stock cube
Served with fried, ripe plantains which we call. 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. West African Jollof Rice is superb!
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.
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! Jollof Rice is made with long-grained rice (typically parboiled but we have a few other options listed below).
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