Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, baked jollof rice. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Jollof Rice - Oven baked Oven Baked Jollof Rice - Here is another take on Jollof Rice, one of the most famous West Africans one pot meal. Simplicity, is what sets apart the stove top from the oven baked method of cooking Jollof rice. Delicious Oven Baked Jollof Rice to please everyone! Oven Baked Jollof Rice is the quintessential West African rice dish.

Baked jollof rice is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Baked jollof rice is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook baked jollof rice using 12 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Baked jollof rice:

1. Make ready 4 cup rice
2. Take 2 tbsp tomato paste
3. Prepare 4 large tomatoes
4. Get 2 fresh chilies
5. Get 2 green bell pepper
6. Get 4 onions
7. Prepare 1 bay leaf
8. Make ready Vegetable oil
9. Make ready Salt and pepper
10. Get 1 dash oregano
11. Make ready 1 dash thyme
12. Prepare 2 beef chili cube

The ratio of fluffy, soft rice to al-dente rice is pretty perfect. The red onions caramelise beautifully in this dish, adding some sweetness to balance the spice. Jollof rice is a legendary one-pot dish that's ubiquitous in Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Liberia, Togo, and Sierra Leone. In fact, this is the most popular party food in West Africa and has been gaining momentum elsewhere in East Africa.

Instructions to make Baked jollof rice:

1. Soak the rice in warm water for 30 minutes
2. Peel and blend tomatoes, 2 onion, chili, ginger and garlic. Sweat them in a pan until water dries out
3. Dice the other onions and saute for a minute, add in tomato paste and stir
4. Add in the blended mixture and let simmer for 5 minutes
5. Add in thyme, oregano, salt and the cube. Add the chopped bell pepper
6. Add in the rice and the water and stir
7. Cover with foil and place in a preheated oven under 150 degrees Celsius. Keep checking until water dries out
8. Remove from oven and let sit for at least 5 minutes before serving
9. Serve and garnish

Jollof rice is a legendary one-pot dish that's ubiquitous in Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Liberia, Togo, and Sierra Leone. In fact, this is the most popular party food in West Africa and has been gaining momentum elsewhere in East Africa. Because of its popularity, there have been several debates as to its origin. But this is no ordinary Jollof Rice, this is Nigerian Oven Baked Jollof Rice. The chef Tunde Wey is based in New Orleans, but he was born in Nigeria, where jollof rice is a well-loved dish.

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