Jollof rice is a popular West African dish made with rice, tomatoes, onions, and spices. It is a one-pot meal that is often served with meat, fish, or vegetables. Jollof rice is a staple dish in many West African countries, and there are many different variations of the recipe. In this article, we will provide you with a step-by-step guide to making the best jollof rice, as well as some tips and tricks for making the perfect dish.
Here are our top 13 tried and tested recipes!
GHANAIAN JOLLOF RICE BY TEI HAMMOND RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: large yellow onions, vegetable oil, diced tomato, tomato paste, habanero pepper, curry powder, garlic powder, ground ginger, mixed dried herbs, chicken bouillon cubes, long grain rice, frozen mixed vegetable, water
Provided by Kiano Moju
Categories Dinner
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Add onions and 2 tablespoons of oil to a blender and pulse until smooth. Transfer to a medium bowl.
- Add the diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and habanero pepper to the blender, and pulse until smooth. Transfer to a separate medium bowl.
- Heat the remaining ⅓ cup (80 ml) of oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat.
- Once the oil is shimmering, add the onion puree and cook until the water has cooked out and the puree is starting to brown, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in the tomato puree and add the curry powder, garlic powder, ginger, dried herbs, and crushed bouillon cubes. Cook for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the stew has reduced by half and is deep red in color.
- Add the rice, mixed vegetables, and water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and cover the pot with foil and a lid. Simmer for another 30 minutes, until the rice is cooked through and the liquid is absorbed.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 467 calories, Carbohydrate 78 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 10 grams, Sugar 11 grams
JOLLOF RICE
Popular and spicy West African chicken and rice dish.
Provided by EEANDOH
Categories World Cuisine Recipes African
Time 1h20m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Pour oil into large saucepan. Cook onion in oil over medium-low heat until translucent.
- Stir in stewed tomatoes and tomato paste, and season with salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, red pepper flakes, Worcestershire sauce and rosemary. Cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, stir in water, and add chicken pieces. Simmer for 30 minutes.
- Stir in rice, carrots, and green beans, and season with nutmeg. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Cover, and simmer until the chicken is fork-tender and the rice is cooked, 25 to 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 332 calories, Carbohydrate 33.5 g, Cholesterol 46.1 mg, Fat 13.4 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 19.8 g, SaturatedFat 3.4 g, Sodium 712.6 mg, Sugar 7 g
JOLLOF RICE
The chef Tunde Wey is based in New Orleans, but he was born in Nigeria, where jollof rice is a well-loved dish. The rice is cooked in a flavorful tomato and pepper purée; his version is vegan, and laced with chile heat.
Provided by The New York TImes
Categories side dish
Time 1h
Yield 7 1/2 cups rice
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a blender, combine tomatoes, scotch bonnet pepper and onions; purée. Pour out half the purée into a bowl; set aside. Add the bell peppers to the purée remaining in the blender and pulse until smooth. Add to the mixture that was set aside and stir to combine.
- Heat vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add blended vegetables along with the salt, curry powder, ground chile pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, bay leaves, ginger and thyme. Bring mixture to a boil.
- Stir in the rice until well mixed, then reduce the heat to low.
- Cover pot and let cook until rice is al dente, about 45 minutes. Check after 30 minutes; if rice is sauce-logged, remove the lid to cook off the excess sauce. If rice seems dry, stir in 1 to 2 cups water. Allow the rice at the bottom of the pot to char a bit to infuse it with a smoky flavor.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 299, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 44 grams, Fat 12 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 324 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams
NIGERIAN JOLLOF RICE WITH CHICKEN AND FRIED PLANTAINS
This traditional Nigerian dish brings out the best possible flavor of rice and chicken. Chicken is first sauteed on the stove top to produce a wonderful aromatic base for the rice. For an extra special and authentic touch, serve jollof rice with fried plantains.
Provided by Daisy
Categories World Cuisine Recipes African
Time 1h29m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Place chicken drumsticks in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add 1/2 onion, ginger, crushed bouillon cubes, garlic, curry powder, 1 teaspoon herbes de Provence, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Mix well. Cook until chicken starts sticking to the bottom, about 5 minutes. Pour in water, mix, cover the pot, and bring to a gentle simmer; cook for 15 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Transfer chicken to a baking dish using a slotted spoon. Strain cooking liquid through a fine-mesh sieve. Reserve 1 1/2 cups liquid. Discard solids.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Bake chicken in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the middle and the juices run clear, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
- Heat 3 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large pot over medium-low heat and cook 1/2 onion until soft and translucent but not browned, about 5 minutes. Add tomato sauce; cook and stir until slightly thickened and infused into the oil, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Stir reserved chicken broth, coconut milk, 1 teaspoon herbes de Provence, salt, and pepper into the pot. Bring to a simmer; add rice. Cook, stirring often, until rice is almost tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Add frozen vegetables and continue cooking until rice is tender and creamy, about 5 minutes.
- Heat 1/2 cup of canola oil in a nonstick pan over medium heat. Add plantains and fry on both sides until golden and crispy, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels. Garnish jollof rice with friend plantains and serve with chicken.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 703.2 calories, Carbohydrate 96.3 g, Cholesterol 70.8 mg, Fat 22.8 g, Fiber 6.9 g, Protein 31.7 g, SaturatedFat 11.7 g, Sodium 942 mg, Sugar 16.5 g
JOLLOF RICE WITH BEEF
Rice stewed in a tomato and meat sauce--a delicious savory West African dish.
Provided by aduani
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Beef
Time 1h6m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, and ginger; cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Add tomato paste and cayenne pepper; cook, stirring constantly, until dark and fragrant, about 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, 3/4 cup water, salt, and pepper. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat.
- Heat remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a separate pot. Season stew meat with salt and pepper. Cook in the hot oil until browned, 1 to 2 minutes per side.
- Stir meat into the simmering tomato mixture. Add jasmine rice. Pour in enough water to cover the rice. Cover and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until stew meat and rice are tender, about 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 524.6 calories, Carbohydrate 83.5 g, Cholesterol 31.2 mg, Fat 13 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 16.8 g, SaturatedFat 3.9 g, Sodium 82.5 mg, Sugar 3.5 g
CHICKEN JOLLOF RICE RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: medium tomatoes, red bell pepper, small red onions, scotch bonnet pepper, vegetable oil, boneless chicken thighs, curry powder, dried thyme, parboiled long grain rice, stock cubes, water
Provided by Kiano Moju
Categories Dinner
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Add the tomatoes, red bell pepper, quartered onion, and pepper to a blender and blend until smooth.
- In a pot over medium heat, add 2 tablespoons oil, diced red onion, chicken, and curry powder. Cook until onions are soft and chicken has browned, about 8-10 minutes. Remove chicken from pot and set aside.
- Raise heat to medium-high, and using the same pot, add pureed tomato mixture, cooking until reduced by half.
- Add in remaining oil, and fry sauce for 8-10 minutes.
- Stir in chicken, along with rice, stock and thyme leaves.
- Cover pot tightly with foil. Cover with lid and reduce heat to low, cooking for 30 minutes.
- Once rice is cooked, fluff up before serving.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 597 calories, Carbohydrate 68 grams, Fat 24 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 27 grams, Sugar 7 grams
JOLLOF RICE
Steps:
- With blender, blend tomatoes, onions, red pepper, and garlic until smooth. Add bouillon cubes, thyme and white pepper.
- Add olive oil to the blended paste, and set the mixture aside. Add 4 cups of water into a pot.
- Wash the rice in hot water until the water is clear. Drain through a fine sieve.
- Pour the rice and blended mixture into the pot of water and stir with wooden spoon. Set the stove to medium heat and place pot on stove, then let it cook for 45 minutes while stirring every 15 minutes.
JOLLOF RICE WITH FRIED PLANTAINS
Jollof rice is a well-loved one-pot rice dish in popular in many West African countries, including Nigeria. It is made by cooking rice in a flavorful tomato and pepper puree.
Provided by Kwame Onwuachi
Categories main-dish
Time 1h25m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- For the red sauce: Put the garlic, tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, ginger, seasoning cube, pepper, tomato paste and curry powder in a blender. Puree until smooth.
- Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the red sauce puree and cook until dry, 30 to 45 minutes. Season with salt. Let cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until ready to use.
- For the jollof rice: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Mince the habanero to a paste with some salt. Heat the oil and habanero paste in a medium pot over medium heat. Sweat the habaneros slightly, then stir in the tomato paste. Add the rice and stir to coat with the oil. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the rice begins to toast and turn golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in 1 cup of the Red Sauce and cook for another 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in 2 cups water and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. Once boiling, and some salt and cover the pot and transfer to the oven until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is cooked through, about 18 minutes.
- Remove the pot from the oven, remove the lid and fluff with a fork. Cover and let sit, about 5 minutes. Add salt to taste and set aside.
- For the fried plantains: Fill a medium straight-sided skillet halfway full with oil. Place the skillet over medium-high heat and heat until the oil reaches 350 degrees F on a deep-fry thermometer.
- Working in batches, fry the plantains until golden, 3 to 5 minutes. Use a slotted spoon or spider to remove from the oil and drain on a paper-towel-lined plate. Immediately season with salt to taste.
- To serve: Spoon the jollof rice into a large serving bowl and top with fried sweet plantains and extra red sauce.
JOLLOF RICE (RICE W/ CHICKEN, HAM & BEEF)
Posting this for ZWT 2006, this is a West African entree rich dish that I myself can't wait to make; it sounds really good and not difficult at all. Don't let the long directions throw you; it is mostly browning and stirring steps.
Provided by JanetB-KY
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h55m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Dry the chicken and beef with paper towels and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- In a large heavy bottomed pan over moderate heat, heat 3 tbsp of the oil until a drop of water sizzles when dripped into it; brown the chicken in the oil a few pieces at a time until golden brown, turning as needed; when done transfer to a plate and set aside.
- Add the last 3 tbsp of oil to the pan and brown the beef in it, turning them frequently until they are well browned; add them to the chicken and set aside.
- Pour off all but a thin film of fat from the pan and add the onions; stirring up the browned bits from the meat, stir and cook the onions until soft and lightly browned; do NOT burn as it will add an acrid taste to the finished dish.
- Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, garlic, chili pepper, ginger and bay leaf.
- Raise the heat to high and still stirring cook for five minutes or until most of the liquid has evaporated and the mixture is thick enough to hold its shape almost solidly in a spoon.
- Stir in the broth and water and return the beef to the pan; add the ham and turn the meats in the sauce until the pieces are evenly coated.
- Bring to a boil again then reduce the heat to low and simmer partially covered for 30 minutes.
- Add the chicken and any liquids around it, baste it with the sauce and let it simmer for ten minutes longer; then gently stir in the rice.
- Return the mixture to a simmer, cover partially and cook for 20 to 30 minutes or until the beef is tender and almost all the liquid in the pan has been absorbed by the rice.
- Remove the pan from the heat, cover tightly and let rest for 15 minutes before serving.
- Jollof rice is traditionally served with hot boiled cabbage or spinach and slices of hard boiled egg.
GHANA JOLLOF RICE (WITH CHICKEN AND HAM. FULL MEAL!)
In Jollof, the rice is cooked along with other ingredients, rather than as a separate starch. Jollof contains just about everything you need for a one-dish meal. I think this recipe is so flavorful and delicious. I find myself going back for seconds of the rice with veggies. Don't skip the cabbage (unless your really hate cabbage) because it really adds flavor to the rice. Yum!! I omit the ham. Recipe from chef Angela Shelf Medearis.
Provided by LifeIsGood
Categories Chicken
Time 1h20m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Pour the water into a large pot. Add the chicken, tomatoes, salt and pepper. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Stir in the ham, rice, onion, cabbage, green beans, cinnamon and cayenne pepper.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer until the chicken is fork-tender and the rice is cooked - about 25 to 30 minutes. *You can choose to simmer it longer if you want to cook out more of the liquid. It's up to you. Enjoy!
JOLLOF CHICKEN AND RICE
This originated in French colonial Africa. I found this in a cookbook under NIGERIA. It's very similar to jambalaya.
Provided by Charmie777
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 2h
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large skillet brown chicken on both sides in hot oil about 15 minutes; remove from skillet. Set aside chicken, reserving drippings.
- Add the onion to drippings; cook till tender but not brown. Drain off fat.
- Return chicken to skillet.
- Combine undrained tomatoes, broth, and seasonings. Pour over chicken. DO NOT STIR.
- Bring to boiling; reduce heat.
- Cover; simmer for 30 minutes.
- Skim off fat.
- Add rice, making sure all the rice is covered with liquid.
- Cover; simmer for 30 minutes more or until rice is tender.
- Remove bay leaf. Sprinkle with parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 479.2, Fat 25.9, SaturatedFat 6.7, Cholesterol 103.5, Sodium 556.8, Carbohydrate 30, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 2.8, Protein 29.7
WEST AFRICAN JOLLOF RICE RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: large tomatoes, habanero peppers, water, onions, garlic, ginger, vegetable oil, tomato paste, shrimp bouillon cubes, garlic powder, curry powder, fresh thyme, black pepper, adobo, jasmine rice, mixed vegetable, salt
Provided by Mary Bunatal
Yield 7 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- To begin preparing the base of the stew, blend tomatoes and 1 habanero with 3⁄4-1 cup (180 - 240 ml) of water. Place in a bowl and set aside.
- Next, blend 1 of the 2 chopped onions, garlic, and ginger with about 1⁄2 cup (120 ml) of water. Place mixture in a separate bowl and set aside.
- Begin heating vegetable oil in a large pot. Add the 1 remaining chopped onion to the oil when hot, and cook for 4 minutes on medium heat.
- Add the tomato and onion purees to the pot, followed by the tomato paste, shrimp bouillon, garlic powder, curry powder, thyme, white/black pepper, and Adobo. Cut the other habanero in half and add to stew. Stir mixture thoroughly and cook together for 10 minutes on low-medium heat.
- Add rinsed jasmine rice and mixed veggies to the pot. Stew base should be just enough to cover the rice. Add enough water to cover the rice. Stir and add salt to taste.
- Cover pot opening with a piece of foil and then the lid and cook on low-medium heat for 30-35 minutes. Cook until rice has absorbed all the liquid.
- When finished, stir rice remove from stove and allow to cool.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 350 calories, Carbohydrate 46 grams, Fat 16 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 6 grams, Sugar 10 grams
JOLLOF RICE
Jollof rice is a well-known West African dish. It can be made with chicken or beef or no meat at all. From Cooking The African Way.
Provided by lazyme
Categories Rice
Time 1h15m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Season chicken with salt and black pepper.
- In a large frying pan, heat oil over medium-high heat for 4 to 5 minutes.
- Add chicken pieces and brown on both sides.
- Place chicken in a kettle and set aside.
- Add onions and salt pork to oil in frying pan and saute until onions are trans- parent.
- Add onions and pork to kettle.
- Set frying pan aside. (Do not discard oil.).
- Add bouillon cubes, red pepper, thyme, 1-1/2 cups water, and tomato paste to kettle and stir well.
- Simmer over low heat for about 10 minutes.
- Add rice to frying pan and stir to coat with oil.
- Add rice and vegetables to kettle, stir well, and cover.
- Cook over low heat 35 to 40 minutes or until vegetables and rice are tender.
Tips:
- Use high-quality rice: Long-grain rice, such as basmati or jasmine rice, is best for jollof rice. It cooks evenly and has a fluffy texture.
- Rinse the rice before cooking: This removes the starch from the rice, which helps prevent it from sticking together.
- Use a heavy-bottomed pot: This will help distribute the heat evenly and prevent the rice from burning.
- Cook the rice in a flavorful broth: Use a combination of water, tomato sauce, and spices to create a flavorful broth for the rice.
- Let the rice rest before serving: This allows the rice to absorb the flavors of the broth and become more tender.
- Serve jollof rice with your favorite accompaniments: Jollof rice is often served with stews, grilled meats, or vegetables.
Conclusion:
Jollof rice is a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. It is a popular dish in many West African countries and is often served at special occasions. With its bold flavors and vibrant colors, jollof rice is sure to be a hit at your next party or gathering.
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