How to cook Jollof rice for beginners ~Make Nigerian party Jollof at home ~ SHOP AND COOK WITH ME

hey everyone welcome to my channel today's video is all about mastering the Arts of jollof rice if you're planning to make jello for the first time or you're looking to up your jealous game then this video is for you I'm going to take you through the step-by-step process from selecting the right ingredients my favorite cooking technique and I'll be sharing with you loads and loads of tips on how to get your gel off perfect every time no matter your skill level this is a cook with me video so let's dive in and get started so just a heads up this video is going to be a bit lengthy simply because I'm trying to make it as detailed as possible so you get your perfect jollof rice on the first try if you want a shorter video on Jello fries I do have that on my channel and I'm going to add the link here so I'm shopping at my local HEB the ingredients for jollof are really simple and you can get this from any store in any parts of the world you're currently in I'm going to get started with the vegetables which is the closest thing to me so first I'm going to pick out the tomatoes they have a whole lot of different varieties here in the US anyone would work but I find the other types to be very watery so you want to look for Roma tomatoes which is best for Nigerian soups and perfect for jollof rice selecting your Tomatoes is very key so I'm gonna go ahead to pick out the very red ones which are the ripest right next to the tomatoes I found the red pepper if you can find the red at your local store you can always get the yellow as a substitute you don't want to take too much of this because it's very very spicy next I'm going to get the red bell peppers just like the tomatoes I'm going to pick out the reddest ones I can find these were also priced by Pepe so I just looked for the biggest ones the biggest reddish ones I could find I think I'm down here so I'm going to go to the root vegetable section so I can get the onions garlic and ginger like I said earlier everything on this list is easy to find any parts of the world you're in but if for any reason you can't find anything please check the recipe description I'm going to put lots and lots of substitution for most of the items on the list picking up some red onion and I'm going to go find the ginger and we're going to be done with this section next I'm going to go to the other side of the store to find the rice there are lots of different options when you're looking for rice for jollof if you want to do Basmati jollof this is the brand I usually use I've used this for this recipe and a couple of other recipes on my page but for this recipe we're going to go with the classic rice this is the regular basmati rice you don't want to use this for jollof Rice another option they have is the Jasmine Jasmine is perfect for Ghana jollof but not for Nigerian jollof rice for Nigerian jollof you want to look for the one that says purple rice you can see the color is usually a bit different it's more golden this brand I really like you see it still says long green purple rice or enriched parboiled rice this is the one I'm going to get today you can also use this brand this brand is pretty popular if you can find the other one so next I'm going to go to the canned food section to find the tomato paste so for the tomato paste you can really use any brand you like some are sweeter than others I know some Brands add sugar to theirs so you want to avoid anyone that has sugar added and please do not confuse this with tomato sauce so they're two different things this is the favorite brand I like to use which is Hans so this is the one I'm going to be taking today for the spices you can pretty much use the spice you're used to to kind of make the dishes but if you want to keep it authentic we typically use Curry and Thyme those are the two main spices for jollof rice and you can substitute try thyme with fresh thyme if that's easier for you to find I'm also going to grab a pack of bay leaf and I'm going to try to find salt only two items left to get for the oil you can use any type of oil you usually use at home I know some people only like to use olive oil or avocado oil maybe for health reasons you can use whatever oil you prefer for Jello fries I usually use vegetable oil so that's what I'm going to get living here I found a little space for Nigerian food I'd never seen this before they had so many Nigerian ingredients I found a Goosey Organo crayfish I even saw pounded yam and I was really just so happy to find Nigerian ingredients here I saw Gary I even saw stockfish I couldn't believe it so if you're ever in Texas and you want to shop you should probably check out HEB this post is not sponsored by HEB I was just super excited to find our Nigerian ingredients at a regular grocery store in America I even found no Cube which I didn't think I was gonna find so I was really excited about that I'm going to go get the final item on the list which is the meat um I saw plantain as I was walking by and I couldn't help myself I know this is not on the list but um Nigerian jollof is usually eaten with plantains so if you find this definitely grab some sadly they did not have the really ripe ones so I just picked out some of the yellow ones I could find now that's done I'm going to go get the final item on the list which is the meat for jollof Rice you can use any meat you like you can use beef turkey goat meat depending on what you prefer for this recipe I'm going to be using chicken and you can use any part of the chicken you prefer I usually like to get the whole cut up chicken which is this one and I like this one because you get like most of the parts of the chicken in one package now off to the checkout line to pay for these items I initially planned to show the exact amounts that the dish would cost but I couldn't achieve that today because I added some extra items and I got bulk or some things like the oil of course I'm gonna use that multiple times the main dish would cost about 20 to 25 dollars depending on where you're shopping from and that should be enough to feed about five to six people I'm done shopping I'm gonna go home now wash my hands and get ready to start cooking back home now and I'm gonna get started on making the jollof rice one of the main ingredients of jollof rice especially good Jello fries is a really rich meat broth and I'm going to get my meat broth by boiling the meat first but before that I'm going to give this a good rinse here I'm just cutting the bigger pieces so the meat can cook evenly you can also get meat brought or meat stock from the store I personally do not like the pre-packaged ones especially when you're making a Nigerian dish we usually make our meat brought from scratch so I would always advise for you to make yours yourself and just a little reminder if you want to skip the meats completely I do have a Nigerian vegetarian jollof rice recipe on my YouTube channel and I'm going to add the link to this video [Music] [Music] now that's done I'm going to prep the ingredients I'll be boiling the meat to it I'm going to be using a full onion part of the onion I'll use to boil the meat and the other part I'm going to use for the main dish for the meat I also need garlic and ginger here I have three garlic cloves I'm just gonna smash this with a knife and I'll cut the ginger I'm using about a thumb size Ginger transfer your meat to the pot and I'm going to season this with part of the onion sliced the garlic and the ginger I'll also season with dried thyme curry powder salt and the chicken bouillon cubes I'll give this a good mix I won't be adding any water at this point because I want the chicken to simmer in its juices and there was a little bit of water left from washing the meat so I'll cover this allow to simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes check on the chicken from time to time so it doesn't burn after about 10 minutes I'll add a little bit of water and I'll allow this cook for an additional 10 minutes until the chicken is about 80 percent cooked while that's cooking I'll go ahead and sanitize my kitchen sink before prepping the vegetables to avoid any cross contamination next I'll start prepping the stew base for this I'm going to be using two large bell peppers if your bell peppers aren't as large you can make it three or even four I'm going to be using some tomatoes and one habanero pepper I find that the American habanero pepper is very spicy in comparison to Nigerian atarudo so I only use one of this if you have a very low spice tolerance I would advise you to use half or even a quarter and if you're using the tatache or red bell pepper please don't forget to take out the seeds and the stems on the inside to avoid a bitter taste [Music] I'm going to go ahead and transfer this to the blender I always add my tomato first when blending because it has the most water quantity so I can blend this easily with little or no water added I'll blend this until completely smooth I'll check on the chicken by now it should be ready I'll turn this off and I'm going to separate the chicken from the chicken broth the chicken is not fully cooked I only cooked it to about 80 percent because we're still gonna fry this and I don't want the chicken to be tough or overcooked foreign next I'm going to filter the chicken broth just to remove the big chunks of Ginger and any bone from the chicken that may have fallen off while cooking please make sure you don't skip this step especially if you use goat's meat or turkey meat those can have really hard bones and can be very unpleasant and even dangerous when eating next I'll transfer the Blended peppers and tomatoes to the pot and I'm going to let this reduce for about 40 minutes after transferring your pepper mix to the pot do not stir or mix stir in the mixture at any point is most likely going to make it start to Splash which can be very messy and be sure to check on it from time to time to make sure it doesn't burn the goal is to reduce the water quantity as much as we can while that's cooking I'm going to go ahead and Fry the chicken until it's golden brown now if you want to ditch the extra calories from frying you can opt for the airfryer your grill or even an oven for the airfryer I usually just put it in a medium setting and air fry until it's golden brown for the oven I usually use the low broil setting to get it brown and crispy and the same thing applies for the grill because we're keeping things simple and original I'm going to be frying this the traditional way which is with vegetable oil another reason I like to fry is that the Fried Chicken gives the oil a really nice flavor and I'm going to be using parts of the oil to make the jello fries [Music] thank you [Music] after frying the first batch wait for about one to two minutes for the oil to get back to the right temperature or before frying the second batch this really helps prevent the chicken from being too oily relax now keep the chicken in a very secured location and don't forget to reward yourself with a piece of chicken for doing all this work moving on I'm going to go ahead and wash the rice I'm using the entire pack which is 32 oz which I believe is exactly four cups this should be enough to feed about four to six people but of course you're welcome to double or even triple this recipe I'll wash the rice until the water runs clear or almost clear you can use hot water to wash your eyes but if you're using hot water make sure the last wash is with cold water so the rice doesn't start cooking and a lot of people really seem to like this rice washing Bowl on Instagram so I'm going to go ahead and Link it in the description box I repeated this process six or seven times I think I lost count somewhere so now I'm just gonna drain it and I'll leave it here while I get started on the cooking check in on the pepper blend all the water is almost out it doesn't have to be completely dry I'm just gonna take this off and set it aside now we have all the components for the gel off prepped and ready to go let's make it I'm going to use parts of the oil I used in frying the meat this is about a quarter cup you can use less I'll add the leftover chopped onion and I'm going to fry this for about two to three minutes next I'll add the tomato paste I'm using one can of tomato paste and I'm going to fry this for seven to eight minutes it's very important to fry your tomato paste really well to get rid of the raw taste and also to give your dish that depth of flavor the tomato paste can burn really fast so make sure you pay attention to it and you're stirring it from time to time so it doesn't burn after about seven minutes this is what it looks like this is what we're aiming for so now I'm going to add the tomato sauce I'll go ahead and season this with salt chicken seasoning Cube or chicken bouillon cubes some dry thyme curry powder and bay leaf I never use more than two bay leaves for four cups of rice as I find it to be sometimes overpowering I'll give this a mix and just fry for about one to two minutes no need to fry this for too long since the Tomato pepper mix already cooked really well while it was reducing next I'll go in with the meat broth and I'll add the water I'll give this a proper mix and make sure you scrape the sides and the bottom thoroughly and finally I'll add the washed rice after adding the rice I'll give it one Final Mix and as you can see the water is just slightly above the rice which is perfect I'll cover this and allows to cook on medium stroke high heat for about 30 to 35 minutes if you notice that before the 35 minutes the rice is burning that's perfectly fine Jello fries is supposed to burn that is what gives it its signature Smoky flavor after about 35 minutes the rice should be fully cooked I'll mix this up you'll notice at first it may be a bit clumpy that is perfectly normal the more you mix the more you let out the Steam and in no time is going to start to separate one important tip I forgot to add is that when you're making original Nigerian party jollof you want to avoid using a non-stick pot and the reason for this is if you want that signature Smoky jollof rice flavor it's very hard to achieve this using a non-stick pot so you want to opt instead for a regular cast iron pot which is what I'm using right now or a stainless steel pot or a traditional or local iron pot I'll add the link to some good jollof rice pot if you're interested you can check the link out in the description box if at this point you notice your jollof rice is still sticky or very mushy it may be because you added a little too much water sometimes it can also be as a result of the type of rice you used aside from the one we picked up in store I'll provide you with some good recommendations of great rice brands that will give you a really nice giraffe so be sure to check that out in the description box I'm going to go ahead and serve the rice it smells amazing and it looks amazing it tastes absolutely delicious I have no doubt in my mind that yours will come out this perfect when you use this recipe I really hope you enjoyed watching this video if you found any part of it helpful please let me know by leaving me a tomato Emoji in the comment section if you have any additional questions about this recipe please feel free to leave me a comment or send me a DM on my Instagram my Instagram name is Kiki Foodies I'm going to enjoy this the original way which is with fried plantains and chicken thanks for watching please subscribe to my YouTube channel if you haven't done so already and if you have thank you so much for subscribing and I'll see you in the next one thank you foreign

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Length: 23min 51sec (1431 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 10 2023