Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, buttered jollof rice. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Jollof rice is a very common dish prepared in many African countries and each recipe differs depending on the nation. I specifically prepare the Nigerian party jollof rice which I still feel is one of. Nigerian Jollof Rice or Jellof rice is a rich and incredibly tasty west African one-pot Meal. Jollof rice is one of the most common West African dishes eaten in the regions of Nigeria, Ghana, Togo.
Buttered Jollof Rice is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Buttered Jollof Rice is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook buttered jollof rice using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Buttered Jollof Rice:
- Prepare Rice,
- Get Onions
- Make ready Snail
- Get Pepper
- Get Stew
- Get Salt/seasoning
- Take Curry n thyme
- Get Stew
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Steps to make Buttered Jollof Rice:
- Wash and parboil rice
- While that is cooking, slice onions. I already had my snails parboiled with onions, pepper, salt and seasoning.
- Put a table spoon scoop of cooking butter in a pan, wen melted and hot, add the time and then sliced onions, stir fry for about 3mins, it doesn't fry as fast as veg oil, after then add the remaining bottom pot stew and pepper and stir together, allow to fry for few mins and add seasonings to make taste sharper, a bit of curry stir for a min and add the snail stock, allow to boil while you wash the boiling rice
- Add the buttered stew into the washed rice, mix them together evenly and add hot water for it to boil quickly. Taste that everything is appropriate then allow to cook together till dry.
- Serve and enjoy!
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So you see, you don’t need to stuff your face with junk food when you wish to feel better! Try these suggestions instead!
