How to cook Sierra Leone Jollof Rice. Yummy!

long-grain rice

🥗Healthier: brown rice

💰Cheaper: white rice

Brown rice adds fiber and nutrients, while white rice is more economical.

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Tofu provides protein with fewer calories, while beans are budget-friendly.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil offers healthier fats, while canola is often less expensive.

bay leaves

💰Cheaper: dried oregano

Dried oregano can mimic some flavors of bay leaves.

Wash the cow kidney and chicken with salt or vinegar and set aside.

Mix half a packet of cow kidney seasoning, half a packet of chicken seasoning, and half garlic with the chicken and kidney, and let it marinate for 30 minutes.

Heat vegetable oil in a pot until warm, then fry the Irish potato until golden brown and remove it from the pot.

Fry the chicken until golden brown and remove it from the pot.

Fry the cow kidney lightly and remove it from the pot.

Blend the bell pepper and habanero pepper, then add to the pot with the oil and let it cook.

Add the garlic and the mixed tomato paste to the pot and allow to cook together.

Add thyme and some salt, and mix everything together.

Add the marinated cow kidney and chicken back into the pot and mix well.

Add the fried Irish potato last and mix everything together.

Cover the pot and let it steam for a while.

Wash the long-grain rice thoroughly to reduce starch, then add it to the pot.

Add water to the same level as the rice, season with salt, and cover the pot.

Allow to cook for 30 minutes, then check if the rice is done.

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