Nigerian Native Jollof Rice

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The beautiful thing about native jollof is the local Nigerian flavor infused into something that looks like the African Jollof. A heartwarming dish like no other. Nigerian Native Jollof Rice is a crowd pleaser and has a distinct name in southeastern Nigeria, among the Efik it’s called Iwuk Edesi or Palm Oil rice.

Nigerian Native Jollof Rice

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A heartwarming dish like no other.

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

Course Main Dish, rice

Cuisine Nigerian

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  

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• ¼ cup palm oil
• ¼ cup onions
• 1 cup pepper and bell pepper puree mix
• 1 tbsp locust beans
• 1 large smoked fish
• 1 dry fish
• Cow skin (cooked till very soft)
• ¼ cup dry prawn
• ¼ cup crayfish (ground)
• 1 tbsp seasoning
• Salt to taste
• Pepper to taste
• 2 cups Rice (Nigerian medium grain)
• 4 cups water
• ½ cup Scent leaves (sliced)

Instructions

 

• Heat up Palm oil add onions and the pepper mix. Allow to cook for 5 mins.
• Add the Locust beans and saute for another 3 mins.
• Add the Crayfish, Dry prawn, dry fish, Cow skin, Seasoning, smoked fish, and Seasoning.
• Add already boiling water ( you can add more water and bring to a boil).
• Wash the rice thoroughly and add to the pot. Stir then cover and allow to cook for 30 mins.
• At this stage, the water must have gone down. Stir and correct Seasoning. Add the scent leaf (basil leaf) Allow to simmer on low heat till totally dried and cooked.
• Serve with grilled local chicken.

Keyword Native Jollof rice

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