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Ghanaian Jollof Rice

Name: Ghanaian Jollof Rice
Total time: 1h 15m
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Ghana
Ingredients: 3 cups long-grain rice; 5 tomatoes + 2 red bell peppers + 2 scotch bonnets, blended; 1 onion blended + 1 sliced; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 3 tbsp tomato paste; 1 thumb ginger, 3 garlic cloves, grated; 2 bay leaves, 1 tsp curry, 1 tsp thyme; 3 cups chicken stock; Salt, 1 stock cube

Ghana's beloved jollof — long-grain rice cooked in a rich tomato base perfumed with bay, ginger and shito heat.

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1h 15m 6 servings Medium

Ingredients

• 3 cups long-grain rice
• 5 tomatoes + 2 red bell peppers + 2 scotch bonnets, blended
• 1 onion blended + 1 sliced
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 thumb ginger, 3 garlic cloves, grated
• 2 bay leaves, 1 tsp curry, 1 tsp thyme
• 3 cups chicken stock
• Salt, 1 stock cube

Method

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Reduce blended pepper-tomato in a dry pot 10 minutes.

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1
Reduce blended pepper-tomato in a dry pot 10 minutes.
2
Sauté sliced onion in oil, add tomato paste, ginger and garlic; fry 4 minutes.
3
Add reduced pepper, bay, thyme, curry, stock cube and salt. Simmer 15 minutes.
4
Stir in rinsed rice and stock; cover with foil and lid, cook on low 30 minutes.
5
Allow base to lightly char the last 5 minutes for smoky depth. Fluff and serve.