Jollof Rice Recipe | Easy & Authentic

Serves 4-6  |  Prep 15 min  |  Cook 50 min  |  Heat: Mild

This is the kind of dish that makes the whole house smell like home. Our Jollof Rice Meal Kit bundles every shelf-stable ingredient below in one box with a printed recipe card – you just add the fresh bits.

Ingredients

In the box

  • Peacock Long Grain Rice 5Kg
  • De Rica Tomato Paste
  • Gino Curry Powder
  • Ivory Island Best Dried Thyme
  • Knorr Seasoning Cubes
  • Extended Life Vegetable Oil

You will add fresh

  • Chicken or beef
  • 2 onions
  • 3 fresh tomatoes
  • Red bell pepper
  • Scotch bonnet

Method

  1. Blend tomatoes, bell pepper, scotch bonnet and 1 onion into a smooth puree.
  2. Fry sliced onion in hot oil, add the puree and cook down 10 minutes until thickened.
  3. Stir in tomato paste, curry, thyme and crumbled seasoning cubes; fry 3 minutes.
  4. Add washed rice and stir until every grain is coated in the stew base.
  5. Pour in hot water to just cover the rice, cover with foil and lid, steam on low 25 minutes.
  6. Rest off the heat 5 minutes, fluff with a fork and serve with fried plantain.

Short on time? Get the complete Jollof Rice Meal Kit here – everything measured, boxed and delivered UK-wide.

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