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1. Blend Tomatoes and Peppers: Combine the chopped tomatoes, red bell pepper, and scotch bonnet pepper in a blender. Blend until smooth. 2. Sauté Onions: In a pot, heat your vegetable oil over medium heat. Add your chopped onions and sauté until they become translucent. 3. Cook the Base: Pour the blended tomato mix into the pot with the onions.
Add the blitzed pepper mixture and fry for 5 mins more, then add the herbs, spices and 1 tsp salt. Fry for a further 1-2 mins, then stir in the rice to coat. Pour in the stock, stir, cover and bake for 45 mins until the rice is tender.
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- My Nigerian Jollof Memories
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This recipe brings back memories of some early years in Africa. My family lived over a period of 12 years, in Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria and Zambia. Food memories come in flashes, from their stay in these countries. I have visited all extensively but lived only in some of them. To ensure consistency, I studied in a residential school in India for a b...
Today, done in the instant pot this dish hit an great home run. The flavors are simple, powerful and just so magical. If you are like me, you will probably want something else on the side but it is traditionally the main deal. Once you make a large batch of it, you will realize why. The rice relies on a few key ingredients to develop this absolutel...
Do use a good quality broth it is essential for the depth of flavor.Not all curry blends are the same, to get the right flavor you do need an island style mixture, such as my Jamaican Curry Blend. Yes, also available on Amazon.I have subbed the scotch bonnet with red spicy cayenne peppers, do use scotch bonnet chilies if you can find them.Blend the tomatoes and peppers like I have done, it will permeate even flavor for your rice. It does not have to be a super smooth puree.Please make sure that with the puree and the rice you have 1 cup of liquidthat is reasonably thin, it will absorb the rice nicely. In my recipe, this is the broth.The instant pot version while hands-off is probably a more advanced take on instant pot cooking, so check out the stove top version as well.To keep the recipe vegan, you can finish with a nice dollop of coconut oil.This dish is traditionally served with a Nigerian style salad, sliced cucumbers and boiled eggs. Some more complex accompaniments can be this Nigerian Lamb Stew and or Coconut Chicken Curry.
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Jun 26, 2023 · Add just a bit of liquid(broth or water) to deglaze the pan. Stir in the reserved sauce, brothif needed (see note), 1 tsp kosher salt, and rice, stir well. Add bay leavesand optional cubedchicken. Cover slow cooker and cook on HIGH for about 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours or until rice and chicken are cooked.
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Preparation time. less than 30 mins. Cooking time. 30 mins to 1 hour. Serves 6–8. Ingredients. 400ml/14fl oz passata. 3 tbsp tomato purée. 2 fresh red Scotch bonnet chillies, seeds removed. 2...
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Sep 22, 2022 · For the Jollof Rice: In a 4- or 5-quart pot or Dutch oven, heat 2 tablespoons (30ml) oil over medium heat until shimmering. Add half the sliced onion along with the bay leaves, curry powder, dried thyme, a large pinch of salt, and a large pinch of black or white pepper.
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Oct 6, 2023 · Jump to Recipe Pin Recipe. Nigerian jollof rice, or "party jollof" is a one pot, tomato and pepper infused rice with a layer of crispy rice at the bottom. My husband is Nigerian, and this recipe is from my sister-in-law. It's packed with flavor, and just needs 30 minutes! This post contains helpful tips and tricks!
