Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, native palm oil jollof rice with a twist. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Native palm oil jollof rice with a twist is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Native palm oil jollof rice with a twist is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
I know. it's been a while right? So in this video, we are going to be making a very easy yet a yummylicious palm oil. The Nigerian native Jollof Rice is also known as Iwuk Edesi or Palm oil Rice is a soul food at it's finest - It's hearty, incredibly satisfying and deeply comforting. On our menu, today, is the popular delicacy, Palm oil rice.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook native palm oil jollof rice with a twist using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Native palm oil jollof rice with a twist:
- Get 4 cups rice
- Take 1 cup palm oil
- Prepare 2 tablespoon crayfish
- Take 2 tablespoon butter
- Prepare 1 tablespoon Cameroon pepper
- Get 2 sachet seasoning cubes plus tablespoon of seasoning powder
- Take 3 tablespoon powdered locust beans
- Take 2 tablespoon ginger and garlic pasta
- Get Meat
- Prepare Fish
- Take Pomo
- Make ready Biscuit bone
- Get 6 pieces chill and 6 pieces of scotch bonnet
- Take 3 onions
- Prepare leaves Scents
- Make ready Curry leave
In case you are wondering, the Niger Delta name..jollof rice, Palm oil rice, concoction or call it whatever u may is a traditional rice dish that most Nigerians Don't get it twisted, this is different from Party jollof rice. Native Jollof Rice, also known as Iwuk Edesi or Palm Oil rice is a rich Jollof rice style rice dish. It's known as Iwuk Idesi by the Efik people of South eastern Nigeria. Iwuk Edesi is quite easy to prepare and is absolutely delicious but unlike Jollof Rice which is prepared with Vegetable oil.
Instructions to make Native palm oil jollof rice with a twist:
- In a pot add water and allow to boil then add in your rice and pre cook it wash and set aside.
- Cook your meats till tender then fry them, also wash and soak your fish and cook your pomo too, pound your peppers and onions then set them aside.
- Put your pot on fry add boiled water and the water you use in soaking your fish, then add your peppers, red oil, grinded crayfish, ginger and garlic pasta, locust beans, seasoning cubes, butter, your meats, biscuit bone and pomo cover and allow to boil for like 5 to 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes and in your pre cooked rice mix and cover to allow it to cook more, when the water has reduce to half add your soaked fish mix gently and cover.
- Check for your seasoning, at this point the water is almost finished then wash your scent leave and curry leave add it to the rice cover and allow to simmer for few minutes and its done.
- Our palm oil rice is ready
It's known as Iwuk Idesi by the Efik people of South eastern Nigeria. Iwuk Edesi is quite easy to prepare and is absolutely delicious but unlike Jollof Rice which is prepared with Vegetable oil. Growing up in Nigeria, Palm oil rice was a staple. It was easy to cook without any hassle. It involves the use of palm oil, spicy peppers, cray fish and dry Pour in the meat stock or water just to the level of the rice or a little above.
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