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Simple Way to Cook Perfect Nigerian Party Jollof Rice

  • By Eugene Watkins
  • 06 Aug, 2020
Simple Way to Cook Perfect Nigerian Party Jollof Rice
Simple Way to Cook Perfect Nigerian Party Jollof Rice

Hello everybody, welcome to our recipe page. Today I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, Nigerian Party Jollof Rice. This is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Nigerian Party Jollof Rice Recipe. I specifically prepare the Nigerian party jollof rice which I still feel is one of the best recipes out there (not being biased, just stating facts LOL). Party jollof rice is commonly the most sort after type of rice, because of its very unique taste.

You can have Nigerian Party Jollof Rice using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Nigerian Party Jollof Rice

  1. It’s 3 Cup of Rice.
  2. Make ready 11/2 Cup of Boiled down pepper mix (tomato, peppers & onions).
  3. Prepare 120 ml of Vegetable Oil.
  4. You need 1 Sachet of Tomato Paste (70g).
  5. Take 1/2 Tablespoon of Ginger Paste.
  6. Make ready 1 Tablespoon of Butter.
  7. It’s 4 of Bay leaves.
  8. It’s 3 of Knorr Cubes.
  9. You need 1 Sachet of Maggi Jollof Seasoning.
  10. You need 3 Teaspoons of Curry.
  11. Make ready 3 Teaspoons of Thyme.
  12. Prepare 2 Cups of Beef/Chicken Stock.
  13. Make ready 2 of Big Onion.

Whatever number you can think of in your head, if you Now, we have Jollof rice, then we have Party Jollof rice.Make no mistake, those two are not the same thing and their meaning can be transcribed.Nigerian party jollof rice, here it is but you won't get to see the bay leaves when rice is served because these leaves are used only for that aroma, once cooking is done, pick out all the bay leaves in the pot before serving your food.Do not serve with the bay leaves.

Nigerian Party Jollof Rice instructions

  1. Heat up the vegetable oil in a pot. Saute the onion with the ginger paste for 2 minutes. Fry the tomato paste for about 5 minutes until u notice it looks as if it forms lumps. This step is very important as some brand are a bit sour..
  2. Add the boiled down pepper mix and fry again until you notice the pepper mix separates from the oil. Season with curry, thyme and jollof seasoning..
  3. Add the beef/chicken stock and water enough to cook the rice. Add bay leaves..
  4. Add seasoning cube and check for salt. Bring this mixture to a rolling boil. Add the washed rice..
  5. Stir everything together. Cover the pot with foil sheet before using the lid. This is to trap all the steam needed to cook the rice..
  6. Once rice is soft, add butter and stir. Serve with salad, coleslaw, moi moi or peppered meat..
  7. NOTE: To get the typical smoky flavour associated with the Nigerian party jollof, you have to deliberately burn the rice at the end of the cooking process by slightly increasing the heat. It's also important to properly cover the pot using a foil sheet before the lid so as to properly trap in all the steam & cook the rice without adding excess water leading to a soggy jollof..
  8. Remember, it's the steam that cooks the rice and not the water. The quality of the pepper mix and rich stock also contribute to attaining a delicious Nigerian jollof..

Party jollof rice are usually very authentic in taste, richer and far more delicious compared with the everyday hob method.There are three main methods of cooking party jollof rice; the hob, firewood and the oven method.In the average Nigerian's lifetime, Jollof rice would have been eaten in thousands of portions.

To get that smokey taste of party.Jollof Rice is one of the most popular food delicacies in Nigeria.However, it is not only Nigerians that consume Jollof Rice.Even here in Nigeria, we have local variants like Party Jollof Rice, Minced-Beef Jollof Rice, Leafy Jollof Rice, Jollof Rice and Beans, Vegetable Jollof Rice, and a few local.Nigerian party jollof is one of our favourite meal in the country and tends to be the reason why most party crashers crash a party.