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Sweetcorn Jollof Rice
Make this simple Jollof rice to jazz up your mealtimes.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 large onion (finely chopped)
- 2 red pepper (deseeded and chopped)
- 4 tbsp tomato puree (or to taste)
- 600 g (1.3lb) basmati rice
- 1.1 L (4.6 cups) vegetable stock
- Salt to taste
- 1.5 cup sweet corn kernels
Instructions
- 1
Heat the oil in non-stick pan and add in onion, peppers and 3 tbsp of water, stir and fry for about 5 mins.
- 2
Add in tomato puree and fry for about 30 secs.
- 3
Then add in rice and stir constantly until rice is coated with tomato puree.
- 4
Transfer the rice mixture in to a rice cooker, add in vegetable stock , mix well, season with salt and cook according to your rice cookers instructions.
- 5
mins before your rice finishes, add in the sweetcorn (but do not mix) and then cover and continue cooking till done.
- 6
Serve with some roast sweet potato, grilled fish or meat and chilli sauce to your taste.