Ingredients for Nigerian Jollof Rice and Fish
- Rice 6 cups
- Green peas
- Green beans
- Carrots
- Fresh pepper, shombe
- Curry Gino
- Groundnut oil
- Fresh fish
- Onions
- Ginger, garlic, nutmeg powder
- Fresh Tomatoes
- Salt
- Tomato paste(optional)
- Seasoning cubes
- Green pepper
- Kitchen glory(fish seasoning)
- Thyme
Cooking Instructions for making Nigerian Jollof Rice and Fish
Wash your rice to remove dust and dirt.
Pour in a pot and parboil till half done. For a minimum of 10-20minutes
Bring down the rice. Drain into a sieve and rinse off. Set aside in a sieve.
Wash, season and cook your fish for 3-5minutes. Using your kitchen glory, onions, salt, pepper, thyme, seasoning cubes.
Turn off the heat from the fish and drain the fish stock and set it aside.
Chop your green peas, green pepper, carrots, green beans. Fresh tomatoes and onions in separate plates. Blend the rest of the tomatoes, shombe, peeled ginger, garlic and fresh pepper and pour in a separate bowl.
In a clean pot, pour in a good amount of cooking oil. To add flavour to your fish sprinkle thyme and curry and some onions to the oil and fry your fish till it’s crispy and golden brown(not burnt).
Take out the fish once it’s ready and place in a sieve to drain excess oil. Pour in the blended mixture and leave to simmer on medium heat for 10-20 minutes.
Stir intermittently to avoid burning. Once the oil comes up the mixture in the pot then it’s ready.
If you’re using tomato paste then you can add it now. Put in your fish stock, seasoning cubes, curry, nutmeg powder. Taste and add salt in desired quantity. Cover and allow it simmer so the ingredients can fully blend in.
Uncover and pour in the Rice. Stir until the water gets mixed with the rice. Add little water and taste it. Cover it and let it cook on medium heat to avoid burning for 10-15minutes.
After 10-15 minutes pour in the chopped veggies (green beans, green peas, carrots, green pepper, onions, fresh tomatoes).
And close it for 2-3 minutes.
Turn off the heat. Food is ready.
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