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Easy Ghanaian Jollof Rice

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Easy Ghanaian Jollof Rice

West Africa's smoky, tomato-rich rice dish — the tomato-pepper base needs to properly reduce and darken before the rice goes in, that's where the flavour and the coveted smoky bottom come from.

Total time
50 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
35 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Ghanaian
vegangluten-free

Ingredients

3 cupslong grain rice
3 cupsblended tomato and pepper base
to tasteonion and thyme

Instructions

1

Cook down the tomato-pepper base with onion until reduced and fragrant.

2

Add rice and stock.

3

Cover tightly.

4

Cook on low heat until rice is tender and lightly smoky at the base, about 30 minutes.

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