I love Jollof Rice
Especially Nigerian Jollof Rice
Jollof rice
is a rice dish from West Africa. The dish is typically made with
long-grain rice, tomatoes, onions, spices, vegetables and meat in a
single pot, although its ingredients and preparation methods vary across
different regions. The basic profile for
Nigerian jollof rice
includes long-grain parboiled rice, tomatoes and tomato paste, pepper,
vegetable oil, onions, and stock cubes.
Most of the ingredients are cooked in one pot, of which a rich meat
stock and a fried tomato and pepper puree characteristically forms the
base. Rice is then added and left to cook in the liquid. The dish is
then served with the protein of choice and very often with fried
plantains, moi moi, steamed vegetables, coleslaw, salad, etc. In the
riverine areas of Nigeria where seafood is the main source of protein,
seafood often takes the place of chicken or meat as the protein of
choice