Here's the recipe for my mother's Jollof rice! Maybe try and make recipes from other countries as well and see for yourself which one you think is better!
Mother’s Jollof Rice Recipe Ingredients:
Jasmine Rice (3 cups)
Tomato Sauce (3 cups)
Coconut Oil (to taste)
One onion
Two habanero peppers
Shrimp seasoning (to taste)
Chicken seasoning (to taste)
Frozen or steamed mixed vegetables (2 cups)
1 lb. Smoked turkey
Procedure:
- Sauté smoked turkey with coconut oil in a large pot
- Add chopped onions
- Incorporate spices Incorporate habanero peppers and tomato sauce
- Let the tomato-based sauce simmer for approximately 30 minutes
- Add washed jasmine rice to tomato sauce
- Cover rice and tomato sauce mixture with a plastic or tinfoil wrap to keep in moisture
- Put a lid on top of the pot
- Leave the rice to cook for about two hours
*alternatively, the rice may be cooked inside of a rice cooker without wrapping. Make sure to periodically check rice’s moisture and add boiling water if the rice is too grainy*
Nigerian Jollof recipe
https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018069-jollof-rice