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Smoky Jollof Rice
Posted on February 01 2020
Ingredients:
- 3 cups of long grain white rice
- 1.5 cups Any Tomato Based Simmer Sauce
- 2 tsp Iya Foods Jollof Rice Seasoning
- ½ tsp Iya Foods Chili Pepper Flakes
- 2 Tbsp Vegetable Oil or 1 Tbsp Butter
- 1 tsp sea salt
Instructions:
- Rinse rice a couple times and strain to drain water
- Combine rice and all the ingredients in an Instant Pot or a medium sized pot
- Add water at approx. ratio 1.5 water : 1 cup rice
- Cover, seal and push ‘Rice’, if your Instant-Pot does not have a ‘rice’ function, select ‘manual’ and then set for 10 mins on high pressure. For medium sized pot, cover and cook for 20 – 30 mins on medium heat.
- Once pressure is released, gently stir and serve. For medium pots, stir and serve
Tip – To achieve a stronger smoky flavor, traditional caterers in West Africa do two things
- Intentionally allow the base of the jollof rice to burn a bit on high heat in first 10 mins
- Then lower heat to medium for the rest of the cooking time while pot stays covered so the burn base can further smoke the rest
Serve with vegetables and/or desired protein such as chicken, steak or seafood