Jollof Rice or jollof, also known as benachin in Wolof, 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.
Ingredients:
Fresh ginger
Large Onions
3 Cloves of Garlic
1 Scotch bonnet
1/4 cup Water
2 Magi cubes
Salt
Vegetable Oil
Tomato paste (68 gr.)
2 Cans Tinned tomatoes (400 gr. each)
1 Scotch Bonnet
1 Red bell pepper
4 Cloves Garlic
1 Tablespoon Curry spices
2 Magi cubes
1/2 Cups (Jasmine) Rice (650g)
1 Cup Green Peas
2 Carrots cut in cubes
Instructions
1. Wash and cut the beef into cubes, put it in a pan and set it aside. 2. Peel and cut the ginger and put it in a blender along with 1 onion, 3 cloves of garlic, 1 scotch bonnet and 1/4 cup of water and blend until smooth (add more water if it doesn’t blend well). 4. Add the blended spices to the meat, add magi cube and salt and mix it. 5. Cook the meat, together with the spices and with the lid on the pan, on a medium fire for about 10-13 minutes. 7. While the meat is cooling a bit, put the vegetable oil in a another pan and heat it over high/medium fire. 8. Fry the meat over high/medium fire until it browns. 9. Remove the meat from the oil, and set it aside. Instructions Rice: 1. Put oil in a (new) pan and heat the oil over medium fire. 2. Cut 1 onion into small cubes and add it to the oil, fry the onion for about 5-6 minutes or until it gets a brown color. 3. While the onions are cooking, put the canned tomatoes, scotch bonnet and fresh garlic in a blender. Blend until smooth. 4. By now the onions should be brown, to it add the tomato paste and cook it for 1-2 minutes over medium fire. 5. Now add the blended tomatoes to the pan, add the magi cube, salt and curry spices and let it cook over low/medium fire for about 8-10 minutes. 6. Wash the rice and add it to the stew, also add the green peas, cubed carrots and the fried beef. 7. Stir the rice, cover the pan with aluminum foil and then put the lid on the pan. 8. Lower the heat completely and allow the rice to cook for 25 - 30 minutes over low fire and stir every now and again (approximately every 10 minutes).
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