From Aunt Wunmi's Kitchen of
S.A.C.S.
Nigeria's cuisine is as diverse as its culture. Nigerian cooks
have developed imaginative variations of their diet and created a
culinary masterpieces such as Jollof rice,Suya,Melon vegetable soup,Bean
cake (moin-moin) e.t.c.
Spicezees Catering Recipe of the
Day
JOLLOF RICE serves 4
600g/11b rice
1 kg / 21b meat or chicken
2 chillies
(liquidised)
I onion (liquidised)
11tr / 2pints stock
I onion (sliced)
2
cans of stewed tomatoes
200ml groundnut oil
Seasoning
I bay leaf
teaspoon
thyme
I clove garlic
I teaspoon curry
I teaspoon nutmeg
salt to taste
Wash
the meat or chicken, season with garlic and salt. Place to cook until
tender. Wash the rice and leave to drain. Heat the oil and fry the
cooked meat until brown, remove from pan and fry the ground tomatoes,
onions and chillies for 10minutes. Add the tomato puree and seasonings,
fry for another 5 minutes, add the washed rice and gradually add the
stock, stirring continuously.
Bring to the boil and reduced heat, cook
for 15minutes until nearly soft. Add the sliced tomatoes, onions and
fried meats. Stir cover and allow to steam until all the liquid is
well absorbed. Serve hot garnished with meat
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