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Nigerian Rice and Beans Jollof

Rice and beans jollof is a typical Nigerian food made from rice and beans. It is served with beef, chicken or moin moin. Recipe source: “Nigerian Rice and Beans Jollof”, Wikibooks Cookbook contributors, en.wikibooks.org, CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted). Photo: Paul Goyette, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Total time
40 min
Servings
3
Calories
785
Protein
25g
Nigerian Rice and Beans Jollof
africanbeans & legumesside dish

Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Rinse the beans, and boil in water until tender. Drain the cooked beans.

  2. Step 2

    Grind together the chiles, tomatoes, and onions to make a purée.

  3. Step 3

    Heat a thin layer of oil in a pan, and add the purée. Season with stock cube and salt, and simmer for 3 minutes.

  4. Step 4

    Stir in the parboiled rice and beans, and cook for 5 minutes.

  5. Step 5

    Serve with beef, chicken, or moin-moin.

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