Name: Nigerian Jollof Rice
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: For the Stew Base:; 1 pound (475g) plum tomatoes (about 3 medium tomatoes), cored and roughly chopped; 2 medium (7-ounce; 200g) red bell peppers or 2 red shepherd peppers (see note), stemmed, seeded, and roughly chopped; 1 medium (8-ounce; 225g) red onion, roughly chopped; 1/4 of a Scotch bonnet or habanero pepper, stemmed and seeded; 1 1/2 cups (355ml) Nigerian stock; For the Jollof Rice:; 1/4 cup (60ml) peanut, vegetable, or other neutral oil, divided; 1 medium (8-ounce; 225g) red onion, thinly sliced, divided; 3 dried bay leaves; 2 teaspoons Caribbean/Jamaican-style curry powder; 2 teaspoons dried thyme; Kosher or sea salt and freshly ground black or white pepper; 2 tablespoons (30g) tomato paste; 3 teaspoons (12g) unsalted butter, divided; 1 1/2 cups (355ml) Nigerian stock; 2 cups (400g) converted long-grain rice or Golden Sella basmati, rinsed; 1 plum tomato (4-ounces; 120g), halved then sliced thinly crosswise into half-moons

Ingredients

(Servings: 6)

1 pound (475g) plum tomatoes (about 3 medium tomatoes), cored and roughly chopped

2 medium (7-ounce; 200g) red bell peppers or 2 red shepherd peppers (see note), stemmed, seeded, and roughly chopped

1 medium (8-ounce; 225g) red onion, roughly chopped

1/4 of a Scotch bonnet or habanero pepper, stemmed and seeded

1 1/2 cups (355ml) Nigerian stock

1/4 cup (60ml) peanut, vegetable, or other neutral oil, divided

1 medium (8-ounce; 225g) red onion, thinly sliced, divided

3 dried bay leaves

2 teaspoons Caribbean/Jamaican-style curry powder

2 teaspoons dried thyme

Kosher or sea salt and freshly ground black or white pepper

2 tablespoons (30g) tomato paste

3 teaspoons (12g) unsalted butter, divided

1 1/2 cups (355ml) Nigerian stock

2 cups (400g) converted long-grain rice or Golden Sella basmati, rinsed

1 plum tomato (4-ounces; 120g), halved then sliced thinly crosswise into half-moons

Nigerian Jollof Rice

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For The Stew Base

For The Jollof Rice

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Nigerian Jollof Rice

Ingredients

For The Stew Base

For The Jollof Rice

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Nutrition Facts Nutrition facts are based on 1 serving. If servings is not specified, 4 is assumed for the total recipe.

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