How to Make Native Jollof Rice (Palm Oil Rice) | Traditional Nigerian Recipe

long-grain rice

🥗Healthier: brown rice

💰Cheaper: white rice

Brown rice adds fiber and nutrients.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Coconut oil adds flavor and healthy fats.

chicken or beef

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: mixed vegetables

Tofu provides protein with fewer calories.

scotch bonnet peppers

🥗Healthier: jalapeños

💰Cheaper: bell peppers

Jalapeños offer heat with easier availability.

In a clean pot, pour in proteins (shaki, goat meat, cow skin).

Add chopped onion, peppers, seasoning cubes, and salt.

Add Amanda beef seasoning and stir, then cover to cook in its own juices.

After a few minutes, check the meat; it should have released its juices.

If using a pressure pot, it would cook faster; otherwise, it may take longer.

Add enough water to cook the meat until soft, seasoning with cubes and salt.

Prepare the pepper mix with tatase, shomo, scotch bonnet peppers, and onion, removing seeds before roughly chopping.

Slice onions finely.

Check on the meat; it should be very soft after cooking for over an hour.

Remove the meat from the pot.

In another pot, add granite oil and lightly fry the beef to release flavors.

Add chopped onions and fry until fragrant.

Add chopped peppers to the pot and fry.

Wash the rice until the water runs clear, then add to the oil, onion, and pepper mixture, toasting for 3-5 minutes.

Add beef stock and more water, then cover to cook on low heat.

In another pot, fry oil without bleaching, then add onions and locust beans to release flavor.

Add crayfish and fry for 2 minutes, then add the pepper mix and stir, allowing it to fry until oil appears on top.

Add the fried beef and stir to soak in the sauce, covering to cook for a few minutes.

Check the rice; it should be cooked and not sticky.

Transfer the rice into the sauce and stir gently, adding remaining stock if necessary.

Cover and let cook on low heat for 5-7 minutes.

Add chopped scent leaves and fluff the rice, covering for 2-3 minutes to infuse flavor.

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