Jamaican… but my jollof serious 🇯🇲🍚
took my time with this one.
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JOLLOF RICE (vg)
3 cups golden sella rice
2 red bell peppers
2 red pointed peppers
2 chilli peppers
1 scotch bonnet pepper
3 large tomatoes
2 white onions
1 red onion
1 whole garlic bulb
2 heaped tbsp tomato paste
100ml olive oil
1 tbsp curry powder
1 tbsp dried thyme
2 tsp concentrated vegetable stock
5 bay leaves
2 tsp sea salt
1 tomato for garnishing
1 red onion for garnishing
Roast bell peppers, pointed peppers, chilli peppers, scotch bonnet, tomatoes, garlic, red onion and 1 white onion (roughly chopped with olive oil + black pepper) at 200°C for 30–40 minutes.
Heat approx 100ml olive oil in a pan. Add chopped white onion + tomato paste. Cook down on medium heat for 15 minutes.
Blend roasted vegetables until smooth. Add to pan with thyme, 1 tsp vegetable stock, curry powder, sea salt and bay leaves. Cook 45 minutes with lid slightly open.
Wash rice until water runs clear. Add to sauce. Mix 1 tsp stock with ~100ml hot water and pour in (liquid just above rice level). Cover tightly with foil + lid. Cook 20 minutes on medium heat.
Add finely chopped red onion + tomato. Cover again and cook 10 more minutes before removing from heat.
served with fried plantain
#jollof #plantain
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- 13 Apr 2026
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