Thieboudienne (Senegalese Jollof Rice)

Name: Thieboudienne (Senegalese Jollof Rice)
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: For the fish,; 1 handful spring onions; 3 scotch bonnet pepper; 3 cloves garlic; 1 teaspoon black pepper; 2 stock cube; to taste Salt; Oil; 2 big cat fish,or any fish of your choice; For the rice,; 3 cups short grain rice (washed); 1 sweet potato (peeled and cut); 6 baby carrots (peeled); 1/2 (1 head) cabbage (cut in chunks); 1 cup vegetable oil; 3 bell peppers (chopped); 1 cup tomato paste; 1 large onion sliced; 3 bay leaves; Stock cube and salt to taste

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Kaduna

Thieboudienne or Ceebou Jen is a National dish of senegal,is a mouth watering rice and fish dish that is like nothing I had before. #kadunastate

Sophie's kitchen @sophiex

Kaduna

Thieboudienne or Ceebou Jen is a National dish of senegal,is a mouth watering rice and fish dish that is like nothing I had before. #kadunastate

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Ingredients

For the fish,
1 handfulspring onions
3scotch bonnet pepper
3 clovesgarlic
1 teaspoonblack pepper
2stock cube
to tasteSalt
Oil
2big cat fish,or any fish of your choice
For the rice,
3 cupsshort grain rice (washed)
1sweet potato (peeled and cut)
6baby carrots (peeled)
1/2 (1 head)cabbage (cut in chunks)
1 cupvegetable oil
3bell peppers (chopped)
1 cuptomato paste
1large onion sliced
3bay leaves
Stock cube and salt to taste

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Steps

1

In a blender,blend the spring onions,scotch bonnet pepper,garlic,black pepper and stock cube with oil
2

Marinate the fish with minutes,fry the fish on both sides until golden brown,and set aside for the sauce.
3

Using the same vegetable oil for the fish,pour in 1 cup into a pot over medium heat,add sliced onions,stir until translucent,then add the tomato paste and any remnants of the fish marinade,fry for a few minutes,add in the bay leaves.
4

At this stage add in water,seasoning and salt to taste,bring to boil,add in tough vegetables first,in this case thes potatoes and the carrots in the sauce boil till tender and remove.Add the fish and cabbage, once the cabbage and fish has simmered insauce for 5 minutes gently remove it from the sauce.
5

Add in the washed rice,adjust the amount of water at this stage if needed,cover the pot and simmer on low heat,cook for 15-20 minutes.
6

Check the rice for softness,add the chopped bell peppers stir to mix and let it cook for 1 minute, and take off the heat,serve hot with vegetables and fish.
7

Tips: you can also use other vegetables like okra and eggplant.