Jollof Rice 04 – African Recipes

Recipe ingredients and directions:

Jollof Rice

3 pounds cooked chicken

1 tablespoon garlic salt

4 cloves garlic

3/4 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup yellow onions; finely chopped

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 green pepper; finely chopped

1 no-2 can whole tomatoes

2 6-oz cans tomato paste

1 tablespoon salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1/2 teaspoon thyme

1 teaspoon crushed red pepper

2 cups white rice

5 cups water or chicken stock

1/2 cup yellow onions; sliced

1 teaspoon poultry seasoning

In a 10 inch skillet saute chicken and garlic salt in 1/2 cup oil

until lightly browned. Set aside. In a 4 quart kettle saute

chopped yellow onions, ginger and green pepper in 1/4 cup oil until

onions are soft. Add tomatoes and simmer 5 minutes. Add tomato

paste, salt, black pepper and thyme. Simmer 10 minutes. Add the

cooked meat and crushed red pepper. Simmer 20 minutes. In a 2 quart

saucepan cook rice, chicken stock and onions until tender. Add the

gravy of the meat to the rice. Serve the rice on a platter arranging

the meat in the center.

Serves 8.

Category: African Recipes