The best easy rice recipe Jollof | Jollof Rice
Jollof or Jollof Rice rice in English is undoubtedly the most popular dish in West Africa . It is a very appreciated festive dish that we often serve during weddings, parties and other large gatherings 😋
It is simply rice with long grain spicy with tomatoes, onions, red pepper, garlic and thyme, then simmered in a delicious chicken broth to have a dish full of flavor. Yummm 😋
Jollof Origin rice
On social networks, there is a little war between the Nigerians and the Ghanaians to find out who has the best recipe for Jollof Lol. Yet at the base Jollof rice does not even come from Ghana, from Nigeria.
The Jollof Rice would come from the Senegambia region. Centuries ago, wolofs or jolofs (people in the Senegambian region) invented this delicious rice dish. In the mid -1400s, the Portuguese introduced tomatoes and, of course, local populations have not lost time to make good use of it.
Jollof Rice in West Africa
As I said above, the dish comes from Senegambia, more precisely even in Senegal . There, this dish is called the tieboudien rice or ceebu jen. It is even their national dish! To prepare it, they use rice (it is clear), onions, tomatoes, fish, and the particularity is that they also add many other vegetables such as cassava, and eggplant for example.
I do not know how it is produced, but the dish has therefore spread in other African countries over time. So each country has its version and each country has therefore been able to add a unique touch. So we have: Jollof rice from Cameroon, Ghana Jollof rice, Liberia's Jollof Rice, Jollof Rice from Sierra Leone, fatty rice also in Ivory Coast which is the equivalent of Jollof, and finally the Jollof rice of Nigeria. In Nigeria this dish is so popular, and appreciated, that there is also another version called “Party Jollof Rice” in Lagos. Party Jollof Rice is Jollof but cooked in very large quantities in wood fire. It seems that the taste is therefore different, due to the cooking mode
Jollof Rice Ghana vs Nigeria
As I said even above, there is a small battle between Ghana and Nigeria, to find out which country cooks the best Jollof Rice. And you know me, I love this kind of subject on African food. I wanted to know more and I even asked myself what is even the difference between the 2
What is the difference between Nigerian Jollof and Ghanaian Jollof?
- The main difference is at the level of the choice of rice . In Nigeria we use rice with long grain, and in Ghana we use basmati rice.
- Unlike the Nigerian Jollof, the Ghanaian Jollof has a higher composition in tomato taste . He adds more tomatoes to the recipe
- The Ghanaians also add meat to tomato sauce to create a fleshy tomato flavor in the Jollof.
- The Ghanaian Jollof is not as spicy because it uses less spice than the Nigerians
These are some small differences that I have read on the subject!
How to prepare Jollof rice
Ingredient Jollof Rice
First of all, we start with the ingredients. You will need:
- Rice: Well it's clear 😄, in this recipe I used basmati rice
- Vegetables : tomatoes, red pepper, onion and garlic add an incredible flavor to our Jollof rice.
- Seasonings : simple seasonings like bay leaf, thyme and peppers are really the taste of the flat
- Chicken broth : to flavor even more 😆
Rice jollof easy recipe
So the recipe for Jollof Rice is very easy in reality. I summarize it in 3 simple steps :
- Cook the chicken to recover the juice
2. Make the tomato sauce
3. rice
In short, the complete recipe with more details of course is below the article!
Some tips for succeeding in his Jollof Rice
- There is a reason why the peppers are red lol. If you want your rice to have this beautiful red shade, the tomato will not be enough . You have to use the red peppers!
- When you fry the onions in the oil at the start, let them caramelize to get a better flavor.
- Take your time with sauce because it is the most essential step when cooking. The tomato sauce must be well cooked, until you see a little oil that goes up above, before you add the rice.
- The secret of a good rice is a saucepan with an airtight cover . So everything must be well closed. I use aluminum foil to cover my cover. To properly keep the heat.
- Another secret for a good Jollof rice is not to use the “Parboiled Rice” (or staked rice?! Anyway, I don't know if I have translated well. I talk about the rice that sticks quickly, and which cooks faster). Choose a good rice . I use basmati rice.
- Rice is cooked on very low heat!
Thank you for reading until the end and leave me a comment if you try the recipe! I would like to know what you think. 😊
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The best Jollof rice recipe
Ingredients
- 500 grams of rice
- 1 liter of water including chicken juice to cook the rice
- 4 tumor
- 5 concentrated tablespoon
- 1 or 2 pepper
- 3 red pepper
- bay leaves
- 3 onions to crush
- 1 Big onion to cut for the sauce
- 1 onion to cut to cook the chicken
- 1 tsp. curry
- 1 tsp. coffee thyme
- a little ginger
- 5 garlic cloves
- some branches of parsley
- 1 kg of chicken here I used the thighs
Instructions
Step 1: Cook the chicken
- Make a small marinade: crush onions, parsley, garlic, ginger, chili
- Boil the chicken with the small marinade of Step 1. Add the cut onion, salt and pepper. Cover the chicken with water
- After 15 minutes, drain the chicken and keep the juice
- Heat a little oil in the pan and fry the chicken
Step 2: Make the tomato sauce
- Crush the tomatoes, red peppers and onions all good
- Cook the mixture, in a small pot apart. Cook the tomatoes for at least 10 minutes, the water should dried
Step 3: Do the Jollof
- In another pot, heat a little oil
- Fry the onion until the onions are caramelized
- Add the concentrated tomatoes and fry 2 to 3 minutes
- Then add the tomato and pepper mixture cooked beforehand. Season with curry, thyme, bay leaves.
- Pour the chicken juice. rectify the seasoning by adding a little salt and pepper more
- Add water and rice
- Cover the lid with aluminum foil before closing the pot
- Cook for 15 minutes without stirring and opening
- Serve hot with chicken on top
- Enjoy your food
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Notes
I measured the amount of liter of chicken juice that I had to know exactly what amount of water remaining to add
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Hi, and sorry to answer that now 🙈 I hope you have not yet abandoned the idea of trying this recipe. No, we don't turn fire at all. You just put the aluminum paper before closing with the lid to keep the heat in the maximum, you continue cooking over low heat.
THANKS
Hello, no you don't get fire. You let cook over low heat for 15 min and you just cover the top with the aluminum paper before closing with the lid
Hello, what you say, leave cooked for 15 min with aluminum foil. Does it want to leave on the fire or go?
THANKS
Thanks you
The tied and it's amazing !!!
Thank you too for your return 😊
It was incredible thank you
Hi LANTREIN, really thank you for your comments. I corrected my sentences. These were just small strike errors .. lol I hope I have responded and I wish you good appetite in advance!
Hello, the dish really makes you want,
I would like to make the recipe but there are two points that I do not understand.
When you say for the tomato sauce
"crush the tomatoes, red peppers and good together" I do not understand the sentence and the other point when you talk about the chicken marinade you crush the onions and then when you boil them the chicken you say with "green condiments" do you talk about what green condiments? It is on two points that are not clear to me. Thank you in advance for your answer.