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Directions: Blend tomatoes, red bell peppers, habanero peppers, large red onions until the mixture is smooth. Put the mixture in a bowl.
Wash the parboiled rice with water thoroughly to get rid of starch and set aside in a separate bowl
Heat the vegetable oil in a large size pot for few minutes till you see the oil heat up
Add chopped onions and allow it to fry for about 5 mins. Make sure the onion is not dry or burn while frying
Pour in tomato paste and allow to fry for about 10-15 minutes, stirring continuously to avoid burning.
Add in your blended mixture in step 1, crayfish, Maggi, cayenne & black pepper, white pepper, bay leaves, curry powder, garlic, thyme. Mix and fry for about 30 minutes, continuously stirring to avoid burning.
Add chicken stock and beef stock. Mix and allow cook for an additional 10 mins
Add salt to the mixture
Add in washed rice and reduce heat to low.
Add little water if mixture is too thick
Cover pot with aluminum foil, to avoid escape of aroma
Cook rice on low heat for about 30 mins
Once cooked, mix thoroughly to combine ingredients
Cover and let cook for 10-15 mins.
Once its done cooked, turn up the heat and let the rice burn for about 2-4 mins. This is to give it that Nigerian party jollof taste. Be careful not to burn the whole rice
Served with fried chicken and beef
Also served with fried plantain (dodo) |
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Notes: |
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Notes: While I was growing up, Jollof was a celebration dish. You eat it at parties, wedding ceremonies birthday parties, Christmas and New year event you name it. To get the best of Jollof, my mom usually cooks Jollof using fire woods. The fire wood gives it a special taste, you always long to eat more of Jollof. Once you taste Jollof, you never go back.
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