Party jollof rice

Name: Party jollof rice
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: 10 people
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: Onions (4 Large) preferably red; Ripe Tomatoes (4 Large); Ripe Tatashe (5 Large); Ripe Shọmbọ /Bawa (5); Ripe Rodo (as desired); Ginger (3 thumb sized); vegetable oil (enough for frying the pepper mix); Onions (finely chopped); Tomato paste (1½ cups); Pepper mix...Tomatoes+Rodo+Tatashe+Bawa+2onions+ginger; Seasoning cubes (20); 2 TbSp Curry; 2 TbSp Thyme; 2 TbSp Ginger powder; 10 cups Rice (Wash till water is clear, strain and set aside); Beef or chicken stock; Bayleaf X10; 2 TbSp Ground crayfish; Salt; Peas (Optional)

MJ01 @mj01

Hertfordshire

Must-have delicacy in Nigerian parties

MJ01 @mj01

Hertfordshire

Must-have delicacy in Nigerian parties

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Ingredients

1hr 30 mins

10 people

Jollof Sauce
Onions (4 Large) preferably red
Ripe Tomatoes (4 Large)
Ripe Tatashe (5 Large)
Ripe Shọmbọ /Bawa (5)
Ripe Rodo (as desired)
Ginger (3 thumb sized)
vegetable oil (enough for frying the pepper mix)
Onions (finely chopped)
Tomato paste (1½ cups)
Pepper mix...Tomatoes+Rodo+Tatashe+Bawa+2onions+ginger
Seasoning cubes (20)
2 TbSpCurry
2 TbSpThyme
2 TbSpGinger powder
10 cupsRice (Wash till water is clear, strain and set aside)
Beef or chicken stock
Bayleaf X10
2 TbSpGround crayfish
Salt
Peas (Optional)

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Steps

1hr 30 mins

1

Place pot (aluminium preferred) over medium heat, add enough vegetable oil (preferably one used to fry meat/fish)
2

Sauté your sliced onions for about 3-5 mins, stir continuously
3

Add your tomato paste and stir continuously, allow to fry until paste stands apart
4

Add seasoning cubes, curry, thyme, ginger powder, garlic powder. Stir continuously to fry
5

Add Pepper mix, fry and stir periodically, until almost dried up.
6

Add washed rice and combine well with sauce
7

Add 15 cups of water or water at the same level with rice.
Cover pot tightly with lid, not allowing steam to escape.
Reduce heat to minimum and allow to cook for about 25-30mins, until rice is almost done.
8

Add cooked peas, you may add some margarine and crayfish powder at this point to enhance the flavour.
9

Cover and allow to cook for some minutes. Fluff rice.
Enjoy.