Jollof Rice
also called jollof · party rice · Nigerian jollof · Ghanaian jollof
- Meat and Three
- serves 6
- about 1 hr 15 min
- Rice, Beans & Grains
Three ways to read this recipe
The table
| 1 lb(450 g; cored)plum tomatoes | blend smooth | cook down 20 min | stir in | steam covered 30 min, rest |
| 1 large(seeded)red bell pepper | ||||
| 1(stemmed)scotch bonnet chile | ||||
| 3 Tbstomato paste | fry 4 min | |||
| 1 small(sliced)red onion | ||||
| 1/3 cup(80 mL)vegetable oil | ||||
| 1 tspcurry powder | ||||
| 1 tspdried thyme | ||||
| 2 cups(400 g; rinsed)long-grain parboiled rice | ||||
| 2 cups(475 mL)chicken stock | ||||
| 2 tspkosher salt | ||||
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.14 things to get out.
Pans and tools
1blend smooth
2fry 4 min
3cook down 20 min
goes in with what steps 1 and 2 made
4stir in
goes in with what step 3 made
Cooking it
Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.
The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 1 hr 4 mintwo waits that overlap count once
- Needs you
- 24 minof the steps that give a time
2 of the 5 steps never say how long they take, so both numbers are floors. 20 min of that is counted as needing you only because the step never said otherwise. The recipe itself says 1 hr 15 min.
blend smooth
not timedfrom the start
fry 4 min
4 minneeds you(read off the step)from the start
cook down 20 min
20 minneeds you(assumed)4 min in
stir in
not timed24 min in
steam covered 30 min, rest
40 minwalk away(read off the step)24 min in
- needs you
- you can walk away
- never timed
Drawn to scale, so a long wait really does take up the room it takes. The shortest stretches keep a sliver so they stay visible; their times are printed beside them. The minutes are always the recipe’s own; a dashed edge means we worked out from the step whether you have to be there, and a dotted one means nothing was said, so we assumed you are standing over it.
You'll need Dutch oven · blender · fork
See how it is written
>> title: Jollof Rice
>> category: Rice, Beans & Grains
>> tags: rice, tomato, west african, one-pot
>> counters: Meat and Three
>> aka: jollof, party rice, Nigerian jollof, Ghanaian jollof
>> servings: 6
>> time: 1 hr 15 min
>> step.1: blend smooth
>> step.2: fry 4 min
>> step.3: cook down 20 min
>> step.4: stir in
>> step.5: steam covered 30 min, rest
Blend @plum tomatoes{1%lb}(450 g; cored), @red bell pepper{1%large}(seeded), and @scotch bonnet chile{1}(stemmed) to a smooth purée in a #blender{}.
Fry @tomato paste{3%Tbs} and @red onion{1%small}(sliced) in @vegetable oil{1/3%cup}(80 mL) in a #Dutch oven{} for ~{4%min}.
Cook @&(~2)pepper purée{} into @&(~1)paste{} with @curry powder{1%tsp} and @dried thyme{1%tsp} until thick and darkened, ~{20%min}.
Stir @long-grain parboiled rice{2%cups}(400 g; rinsed) into @&(~1)stew base{} with @chicken stock{2%cups}(475 mL) and @kosher salt{2%tsp}.
Steam @&(~1)pot{} covered over low heat for ~{30%min}, then rest off the heat ~{10%min} and fluff with a #fork{}.