Shelf Stable Canned Jollof Base | Easy Jollof Sauce for Quick Meals

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: sunflower oil

Olive oil offers healthier fats while sunflower oil is often less expensive.

scotch bonnet peppers

🥗Healthier: jalapeño peppers

💰Cheaper: cayenne pepper

Jalapeños provide a milder heat, while cayenne is more accessible.

chicken or vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Homemade broth is lower in sodium, while water with seasoning is cost-effective.

bell peppers

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: cabbage

Zucchini is lower in calories, and cabbage is often less expensive.

Roughly chop Roma tomatoes, brown onions, ginger, garlic, Scotch Bonnets, and pointed sweet capsicum.

Add chopped ingredients into a large mixing bowl and toss with thyme, cumin, rosemary, coriander, smoked paprika, and salt.

Drizzle vegetable oil over the mixture and toss until well coated.

Line the air fryer with foil and add the vegetable mixture into the basket.

Roast the vegetable mix in the air fryer at 200°C (390°F) for about 35 minutes.

Remove the seeds from the tomatoes and puree them.

In a saucepan, add oil and tomato paste, sautéing until caramelized and deep in color.

Add the pureed tomatoes to the caramelized tomato paste and stir.

Simmer the mixture on low heat for about 35 minutes.

Blend the roasted vegetables and add them to the simmering tomato stew, stirring until homogeneous.

Prepare jars for canning by sterilizing them in boiling water for 10 minutes.

Fill the sterilized jars with the hot stew base, leaving 1.5 cm (about half an inch) of headspace.

Wipe the rims of the jars with a clean cloth and vinegar, then seal with lids and rings.

Place sealed jars back into warm water and boil for 45 minutes.

Allow jars to cool overnight with the rings on, then check seals.

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