Jollof rice recipe

Name: Jollof rice
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 3 large vine tomatoes, roughly chopped; 2 red peppers, roughly chopped; 1 medium red onion, roughly chopped; 1 scotch bonnet chilli, deseeded and roughly chopped; 2 large garlic cloves, roughly chopped; 5cm thumb-sized piece ginger, roughly chopped; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 tbsp tomato purée; 1 tsp dried thyme; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp garlic granules; 1 tsp onion granules; 1 bay leaf; 1 tsp mild curry powder; 300g easy-cook long grain rice; 1 vegetable stock cube, dissolved in 500ml boiling water*

Created by The Tesco Recipes team

Rich, vibrant and flavour-packed, this classic West African dish is delicious served with grilled chicken, fish or fried plantain.

See method

Serves 4
Takes 45 mins
376 calories / serving

Dairy-free
Vegan
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

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Tesco Tomatoes On The Vine 500G
3 large vine tomatoes, roughly chopped
£1.50
£3.00/kg
Tesco Red Peppers Each
Aldi Price Match
2 red peppers, roughly chopped
£0.70
£0.70/each
Tesco Red Onions Loose
1 medium red onion, roughly chopped
£0.20
£0.95/kg
Tesco Red Chillies 60G
1 scotch bonnet chilli, deseeded and roughly chopped
£0.51
£8.50/kg
Tesco Large Garlic
2 large garlic cloves, roughly chopped
£0.50
£0.50/each
Tesco Root Ginger Loose
5cm thumb-sized piece ginger, roughly chopped
£0.56
£5.60/kg
Tesco Pure Vegetable Oil 1L
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1 tbsp vegetable oil
£1.45
£1.45/litre
Tesco Thyme 19g
1 tsp dried thyme
£1.00
£52.63/kg
Tesco Smoked Paprika 48G
1 tsp smoked paprika
£1.00
£20.83/kg
Tesco Garlic Granules 56G
1 tsp garlic granules
£1.00
£17.86/kg
Tesco Onion Granules 52G
1 tsp onion granules
£1.00
£19.23/kg
Tesco Bay Leaves 3G
1 bay leaf
£1.00
£333.33/kg
Tesco Mild Curry Powder 80G
1 tsp mild curry powder
£1.25
£15.62/kg
Tesco Easy Cook Long Grain Rice 1Kg
Aldi Price Match
300g easy-cook long grain rice
£1.25
£1.25/kg
Tesco Vegetable Stock Cubes 10 Pack 100g
1 vegetable stock cube, dissolved in 500ml boiling water*
£1.00
£10.00/kg
Tesco Tomato Puree 200G
Aldi Price Match
2 tbsp tomato purée
£0.59
£2.95/kg

Method

Blitz the tomatoes, peppers, onion, scotch bonnet, garlic and ginger together in a high-powered blender until smooth.
Heat the oil in a saucepan over a medium heat. Add the blended vegetables, cover with a lid and simmer for 15 mins, stirring occasionally. Mix the tomato purée, thyme, smoked paprika, garlic granules, onion granules, bay leaf and curry powder into the pan.
Tip the rice into a sieve and rinse under a cold tap until the water runs clear, to remove the excess starch. Add to the pan, along with the stock, stir to combine, cover with a lid and gently simmer, undisturbed, for 20 mins over a low heat. Remove from the heat and leave to stand, covered for 5 mins before fluffing with a fork. Remove the bay leaf before serving.