Ghanaian Jollof Rice is a dish that’s cooked to perfection, and it is curated to bring you the brightly colored orange/red dish with the most tantalizing spices and flavor. Ghanaian Jollof Rice has the juiciest, richest, and spiciest meat to add some protein to the dish, if you choose to.
Jollof comes from the Senegambia region of West Africa, particularly Senegal. There the rice dish is called thieboudienne or ceebu jen, and it is a mixture of rice, onions, tomatoes and fish.
Ghanaian Jollof Rice has the juiciest, richest, and spiciest meat to add some protein to the dish, if you choose to. Popular as a festive dish, it’s commonly served at parties and weddings. If enjoying this dish at home, don’t forget the Shito pepper as it will add depth of flavor to this rice.
Ghanaian Jollof has a higher tomato flavor composition, because Ghanaians love Tomato in several forms, whether fresh, ripe, fruity, puree or cooked. Ghanaians also add meat to the tomato sauce to create a heart meaty tomato flavor in the Jollof.
Preparing Jollof rice the Ghana Style should not be a difficult task. Jollof rice is a popular food enjoyed by a lot of Ghanaians, Nigerians, and other West Africans.
It can be prepared in several ways; can be made with meat, vegetables, or tofu. The uniquely colored rice is often enjoyed at dinnertime, and also served at various parties, funerals, engagements and weddings.
Find below the steps on how to prepare Jollof rice the Ghana style
INGREDIENTS
- 2 large sliced spring onions
- 1 teaspoon garlic purée
- 4 teaspoons tomato purée
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- corned beef (optional)
- gizzard
- 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 600 grams basmati rice rinsed and drained
- 1 large carrot peeled and cut into small cubes
- 4.6 cups vegetable stock
- sausage
- meat evenly sliced
- 5 teaspoons vegetable oil
- salt
- black pepper
INSTRUCTIONS
- In a cooking pot, pour in oil under medium heat.
- Add vegetable stock, tomato purée, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, salt and black pepper when oil heats and stir well to combine.
- Allow it to cook for about 5 – 8 minutes.
- Add in rice, carrot, pepper and spring onions into the cooking pot.
- Bring to a boil under medium heat for about 20 minutes then reduce heat to simmer.
- Add sausage and gizzard and fried cube meat.
- Cook for about 15 minutes more until the rice grains are cooked through.
- Serve warm with salad
Note
Ghanaian Jollof Rice can be made with or without meat, but the majority of people like having the juicy, rich, and spicy meat mixed into the rice.
Jollof is smoky and spicy, with a hint of sweetness from the tomatoes. Thanks to the herbs and seasonings, it really does have multiple layers of flavor. The exact ingredients vary: Some people use seasoning cubes like Maggi or Onga while others omit bell peppers and use only tomatoes.
