Jelof rice and plantain


 Jollof rice and plantains, a popular Nigerian dish. Jollof rice is a flavorful one-pot meal made with rice, tomatoes, onions, peppers, and spices ¹. Here's how you can make jollof rice with plantains ¹:

Rice Ingredients:

- 4 cups long grain rice

- 3-4 cups chicken stock

- 1 tablespoon curry powder

- 2 bay leaves

- 1 tablespoon thyme

- 2 tablespoons tomato paste

- 1 tablespoon ginger, grated

- 4 cloves garlic, minced

- 1/4 cup oil

- 1 large tomato, sliced

- 1 medium onion, sliced

- 2 scotch bonnet/habanero

- 3 red bell pepper

- 3 plum tomatoes

- 1 medium onion

- 1/4 cup water

- Salt and pepper to taste

Plantain Ingredients:

- 4 ripe plantains, sliced

- 1/2 cup canola oil

Instructions:

1. Make the tomato-based sauce by blending together the red bell peppers, tomatoes, onion, scotch bonnet, and water.

2. Heat the oil in a large pan over medium heat and add the diced onions. Cook for about 3 minutes.

3. Add the tomato paste and fry for about 5 minutes. Then stir in garlic, ginger, and bay leaves.

4. Add the blended sauce and let it cook until the water is reduced, and the sauce thickens.

5. Season with thyme, curry powder, salt, and pepper.

6. Add the rice to the sauce and stir until it's well coated. Then add the chicken stock, stir briefly, cover, and bring to a quick boil.

7. Once it begins to boil, reduce the heat immediately to low and steam until the rice is done.

8. Add the butter, sliced tomato, and onions, stir together briefly, and turn off the heat.

9. Heat the canola oil in a nonstick pan over medium heat. Add plantains and fry on both sides until golden and crispy.

10. Serve jollof rice with fried plantains.

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