Jollof Rice Recipe by african-recipes-secrets.com

[femisam9]

Jollof rice is really from Senegal and Gambia.

[viewpoin57]

Liberian Jollof rice is from Liberia.

[amatyable]

I will never forget the rice i ate cooked by a senegalese. I have been trying to make thesame but difficult. I must learn it. That's why they are slim and tall.

[Fitange]

wonderful

[Mrsmamo3]

Jollof rice is as diverse as chili can be, everyone makes it different, I do not think there is a wrong way to cook it. It has been one of my favorites since my Liberian husband and I married 14 years ago. The only wrong way is to make it too dry. But again that is just my opinion.

[JemofAfrica]

This looks more like one pot we make in Sierra Leone. One pot is also VERY delicious 2.

[kwasi718]

Wow didn't know other west African countries knows about jollof I thought it was only in Ghana. This jollof looks really good though and I can tell it is delicious. I also would love to see how the other countries make their jollof.

[JimmyCasserole]

My girlfriend mother give me jollof rice and it was really delicious. This one looks kind of different with cabbage and white rice

[viewpoin57]

there is a lot of room for changes according to your preference. This is the Liberian way to make it and even then, you can make changes to better suit your tastes.

[aznpride3214]

Whats in the sauce

[viewpoin57]

thanks for the kind words :).

[Kouglizia]

I am from the Ivory Coast and I LOVE your Jollof rice. Thank you so much for sharing. You other people used to your own version of these recipe and criticizing please grow up and try something new. You might be wonderfully suprised and learn something! Keep up the good work wiewpoin57!

[atoure09]

this is how we do it in liberia...it is the BEST :)

[qwaycee]

ahhh jolof rice. i'm more familiar with the sierra leonean &ghanaian kind although i'm sure it's all more or less the same.

[hoony915]

OOoOOOoooOoooo this looks good... i'm gonna make this tonight xD

[stclared]

Thanks for sharing.

[Intelligentclass]

What are the spices used ?

[viewpoin57]

salt, black pepper, seasoned salt.

[ETANI83]

What about maggi cubes?

[viewpoin57]

Sure, you can add maggi cubes to the sauce. But be sure to reduce the amount of salt and seasoned salt so that your rice does not end up salty.

[dsstheone]

@Intelligentclass Childa whatever seasons you use to season your meats and cut up a yellow hot pepper with it

[getavril23]

that was one quick recipe but i sure learnt something new, baking half cooked rice.got to try that

[Fabi90ful]

I love eating this my mom makes it the best :)

[marcusdadog]

what a great dish  just wacthing it made me hungry

[Takethewheeljesus1]

Very very good

[carla7757]

Thank you for posting. This recipe is GREAT!

[viewpoin57]

thanks, glad you like it.

[oroge]

@carla7757 need more videos.

[viewpoin57]

no time :). sorry.

[iroc31407]

tried to make it. failed miserably. boo hoo hoo. i'll never get it right no matter how hard i try. love it but can only get it if someone makes it for me :(

[viewpoin57]

did u try using the recipe at the website -

african-recipes-secrets

[iroc31407]

@viewpoin57 Yes I did. I went to the website, made a shopping list, followed the directions to a tee. Something about jollof rice, I will never be able to make it. I always ruin it no matter what recipe I follow. :(

[viewpoin57]

If I lived near you, I would help you make it. Maybe you can try some of the other recipes.

[obigalish]

Come on guys grow up. West Africa has many variations of the same dishes. No one recipe is right or wrong.

[iroc31407]

can you please give me the measurements. i'm african american and so weak at african cooking yet i love the food and i won't be able to just eye your recipe and make guesses without destroying your beautiful concoction. I would love to make this and I've tried countless times but have failed to do so successfully. If I could get the measurements, it would help greatly. Thanks a million. My mouth is watering just looking at it

[spoken09]

that has too many ingridients, it looks like fried rice, and not jollof rice, and cabbage in rice, that is a first. i have jollof rice and it did not look like that..

[viewpoin57]

well, u can try somethng new or just leave out the cabbage. i'm sure it's good both with and without, just different, and that's what makes the world go round .

[Avanaih]

Love Jollof Rice , Liberians know how to cook . I have tasted other African countries food and their food has no taste. Liberian women know how to cook ,and they cook the best Joolof rice.

[viewpoin57]

thanks :)

[hardhitter0421]

AWESOME .....

[bordex008]

how many min do you hae to bake it?

[viewpoin57]

30 minutes.

[iroc31407]

exactly how do you make your tomato sauce? i have tried and failed miserably to make this rice recipe and i continuously screw it up. any assistance you can offer would be great. especially with the half cooked rice tip.

[vlatislava]

mmm,looks good i will try it

[viewpoin57]

It sure is good. Let me know how you like it !

[sigma1922]

it does look realy good. Please send me a msg on the how to's in detail.... and the ingredients used thanx

[chestnuthoney]

this jollof rice has so many variations in different parts of africa. Sierra Leonians also call it onepot. because everything is in one pot..

[barrowking1]

thyis isnt jellof rice -_-

[viewpoin57]

No it's not jellof rice. It's (Liberian) JOLLOF Rice. Thanks.

[bfree2live]

Interesting....This recipie looks more like what Gambians call benechi (not sure of the spelling). It is a delicious dish, but I've never heard of this described as jollof rice.

[viewpoin57]

Yeah, each country in Africa has its own culture and recipes. Thanks for the comments. Let me know if you try it.

[CosmoHunter24]

mmmmmmmm :)

[ColdDev4]

This is the recipe I've learned for jollof rice from Nigerians in Britain; oil 3x maggi cubes 1tsp salt 4x chicken breasts 1tsp cayenne pepper 2x plantains 500g easy cook rice 1x onion 1x red pepper 1x can of tomatos 5x scotch bonnets 1tbsp tomato paste

[viewpoin57]

The plantain is an interesting addition. Do you use ripe or green plantain? Thanks for posting your recipe..

[Fantic80]

5x scotch bonnets, thats pretty hardcore!! :D love it!

I have to say the rice inthe video looks nothing like Jollof Rice ive had in England. That looks really dry, and ive never seen it made with cabbage. Also you used "smoked Turkey" that looked like SPAM from a tin. No water to let the rice cook any more either. And no spices?

This is no way Jollof Rice, and amazingly its an American who thinks it is.

[viewpoin57]

Well, this is how we cook it in Liberia and we love it. Many foreigners love it as well. Sorry you don't :).

[amyhrs]

Iam a ghanaian and vegetables can be chopped into jollof rice. some people choose not to do it.

[viewpoin57]

Yeah, we mixed vegetables and fresh cabbage. It's nice.

[sigma1922]

like the post said she called it Liberian Jollof rice. I am Nigerian, and we have a dish called jollof rice and it does not look like this it is reddish in color. so different people depending on what part of Africa you are from makes it differently. The Jollof rice i've had in Nigeria looks a little bit different and tastes different from the one i've had here in the States...so..

[viewpoin57]

my mother who used to live in nigeria once told me that the redness of your jollof rice is due to tomato paste or sauce. Is this correct? More tomato makes it redder. I don't use it a lot because tomatos are high in acid.

[sigma1922]

Yes our Jollof Rice uses alot of tomatoe paste for the color...some chose to use alot some don't depending on how you like it..... This Liberian Jollof Rice looks more like our Fried Rice but i'm still going to try it...hopefully it comes out good

[viewpoin57]

sounds like the spices used will be the main difference in taste.

let me know how it turns out please.

[sigma1922]

didnt look like that but then again not sure if i did it right. BUT am still eating it....looks good to me hehehe

[viewpoin57]

I agree. It doesn't really matter how it looks. Hope you enjoyed it.

[bmore1991]

same here. Was expecting some Nigerian fried rice and turns out it's Liberian. yeah Nigerian jollof rice looks way different. It's usually Nigerians who are really well cultured that can cook it to perfection. yumm getting hungry just thinking about it.

[viewpoin57]

you must be nigerian then and not liberian. it really depends on your preference.

[lilly34ecute]

Why do Nigerians always have to be sooo RUDE? Nobody asked you to come here and comment, if you saw that it was not about your people you should've just pass it, instead of being disrespectful. cabbage is everywhere around the world, it was not made for a certain race. Do not disrespect my people and i will not disrespect your people. Watch your words please.

[shehed0]

How did you make the tomatoe sauce, please tell exactly which spices you used to season it because I'd like to try it.

And can you tell me what the rice is called that is just yellow and is probably made of broth, served with a piece of chicken. I had it the other day somewhere but I forgot to ask the name of that rice. :-S

[nanaama18]

im gonna try this

[viewpoin57]

awesome! It's nice because you can put whatever meats you like but no fish.

[HiddenBlackHistory]

My paternal DNA is Kru and Kpelle so I must try ths! Thanks!

[IloveSEANTAYLOR]

Jollof Rice can be fixed in different ways. STOP WHINNING. That is how we Liberians fix ours.

[makeupbygloria]

wow i wana try the liberian recipe.

[czogg99]

never heard of turkey in jollof rice. but to each his own

[denisprowl]

will be making this soon!

[denisprowl]

I can't wait........

[SykotheraP]

Oh my goodness.... there was chicken and shrimp in there...Most of the jollof I've ever eaten has been made by Nigerians and Ghanians, , they tend not to combine seafood and chicken... but hey, to each his own....I prefer both

[makeupbygloria]

lol me too

[vixxy02]

it depends WHICH Nigerians are cooking it!

In my place...CALABAR, we most certainly DO use seafood, as well as chicken to cook our jollof rice, that's standard!

PEACE!!

[viewpoin57]

Cool. Thanks for looking.

[omoibile]

Jollof never with seafood...sorry thats another food maybe what you are doing is Spanish Paella. Jollof rice was introduced to Nigeria by Lagosian who took it from Gambia/Senegal rice dish called Chep. It was named Jollof rice to imitate Senegal language Wollof i.e Wollof rice but they later change their own ingrediends and preparation call it Jollof

[viewpoin57]

Maybe I was unclear. We do not cook FISH in our Jollof Rice in Liberia. We do add shrimp which is also seafood. Liberia has different traditions and foods from Nigeria so to each his own.

[omoibile]

Then please give it another name NOT JOLLOF RICE, it's misleading. We should have called it its original name CHEP derived from Senegal but because we changed the preparation and ingredients we call it Jollof (Wollof) fried rice is what you were about doing. Jollof is The sauce with meat & others things u want to add always first when dry then add water and the rice allow to simmer on stove or on oven i.e Jollof. Rice has thousand ways of cooking it but the names are different

[viewpoin57]

A number of countries in Africa have unique ways of cooking 'Jollof Rice' and they all call the dish 'Jollof Rice'?

My calling it something different does not change the fact that there is a traditional Liberian dish named Jollof Rice that is prepared as I have posted. I am sorry you have a problem with Liberian Jollof Rice. But thanks for your comments anyway..

[TatyjaK]

@omoibile May I add that Jollof was a senegalese empire... So if you combine the ex jolof empire, the wolof tribe from Senegal, the wolof language (which is btw a national and officia language in Senegal besides french) you can easily guess the origin of the "jollof rice" without further explanations or opening a history book. Literally, jollof rice means rice from jollof... It was my 2 cts

[viewpoin57]

@TatyjaK

thanks for the information. someone else posted on this topic before a while ago. although there are many variations of the dish in africa today, it's nice to know the origins.

[viewpoin57]

Well, I didn't say no seafood, I said not fish.

[vixxy02]

we almost ALWAYS use fish......we are River dwellers by nature, so almost ALL of our dishes consist of fish instead of meat.

[viewpoin57]

Cool! We are on the Atlantic and we eat a lot of fish as well. We just don't put it in Jollof Rice because it breaks up. We use shrimp. Thanks for your comment.

[vixxy02]

I get your point, but the way we cook it is to season the fish, then when the rice reaches the stage where you put it on the back burner, or reduce the heat, we place the fish on top, so that it is actually 'steaming' the fish, that way the fish remains intact, since you don't have to stir, or touch the rice whilst it's on low heat. Try it sometime!

PEACE!

[viewpoin57]

I will certainly try it. I am always looking for new ways to cook to break the monotony. It sounds good. Thanks much :).

[RMxFaBuLoUsxO]

it tasteee better like that with all of the toppings trust me iikkk my omss from ghana and she makes it every weekeneddd and the great thing bout african foood aiis tht u stay fulll for a long time buht with american food an hour later ur hungry

[makeupbygloria]

hahahahhahaha lol thats why i put on some pounds

[iroc31407]

@RMxFaBuLoUsxO

you are absolutely right. african food does fill you up really good and for long periods of time. i ate with some ghanainans and i was like what? dinner? we just ate lunch. lol.

[Ebonydiamond]

yes and you are absolutely right

[foxgirl100]

ive never seen jollof with all this stuff in it before. jollof is usualy just a red/orange-coloured rice with tomato & hot pepper.

[dejiariyo]

that is nigerian jollof rice...i think other countries does cook some thing similar in name but not what nigerians call jollof rice

[Barnekkid]

@foxgirl100 This is jollof "extraordinaire."

[gbgirl7]

@foxgirl100 This is how Liberians make it(sometimes without the cabbage)....I was shocked the first time a nigerian friend offered me jollof rice and it was just the "red/orange-coloured rice". We all have our own versions....as long as it taste good, who cares :)

[msfunkychiken]

@foxgirl100 I've had pink jollof rice from the gambia b4....twas delish trust mee!!

[Monae215]

@foxgirl100 - you cn make it different ways and add what you may. You can't eat Jollof rice the SAME way all the time... that would be boring!!

[lilicgb18]

@foxgirl100 --- the plain jollof rice you are talking about seems to just be the nigerian jollof rice. I myslef had never seen just plain red rice called jollof until my nigerian friends made some. we justt call it red rice and not jollof. i think different coutnries and people makeit a little diifferently... but I think they are all good!

[msfunkychiken]

@foxgirl100 Yeah it's true.The ghanaian & Nigerian one is usually like that.Jollof from places like Seirra Leonne, Gambia, Cameroon and places like that usually has veggies meat fish seafood. If you have friends from these places you should try some.. Regardless ALL Jollof is GOOD jollof and makes me happy!! :D

[9jabaeajoke]

thats not it!!!

you aint makin the same thing;;cause there aint turkey in it

[dancenijas]

ur right, jollof rice came from gambia.

[makeupbygloria]

lol realy i had no idea

[dancenijas]

That looks more like fried rice and not jollof. Then again i'm nigerian so...

[toxyable]

@dancenijas exactly. i was thinking the same. Too much stuff. The best Nigerian jollof is one that has no veggies sticking out, only the fried/cooked onions. I'm sure liberians may have different varations as well since some Nigerians like peas & carrots in theirs

[GhanaiianChickStarh]

@dancenijas

Yeah, the difference is that I am Ghanaian.

[ADADIKE]

@dancenijas thank you...i was about to say the same thing...but i guess its liberian jollof...so....i'm nigerian too...hey....

[viewpoin57]

I guess it depends on your preference.

[504boi8wd]

in new orleans we call it jambalaya,just minus the cabbage,lol

[bluejuiseritsma]

this looks great.....but i think the video was a little short..

[DevineDestiny123]

finally I found a video that has the Liberian way of cooking video!

[dawarriors22]

i eat that sometimes meaty goodness

[viewpoin57]

Have you tried this recipe? The cool thing is you can add any kind of meat or seafood you like.

[KushWarriorReturns]

I already eat that at my sister's wedding

[AhumBramhasmi]

this looks mouth watering,

[viewpoin57]

It is! If you try it, please let me know how it turns out. Thanks, Sonia

[boatemaaaa]

you forgot to show us how you made the tomato sauce.

[viewpoin57]

Hi,

Check out african recipes secrets website (see video for the web address) for the complete recipe, including how to make the tomato sauce. Thanks for viewing,

Sonia

[ANNAGE1]

not a nigerian dish

[viewpoin57]

no, this is not Nigerian. As the title says, it is LIBERIAN. In fact, it is somewhat 'americanized' to be a little healthier.

How do you make Nigerian Jollof rice? I would like to learn how to make it. I could try to make it if you show me how and then post it on my website. Thanks.

[viewpoin57]

Please note that this recipe is for 'LIBERIAN' Jollof rice. Not Nigerian, Gambian, Senegalese, or any other Jollof Rice. That's exactly what it says. Thanks for listening.

[viewpoin57]

I also want to thank you for the information about the Jollof/Djolof tribe. I must admit this is the first I have heard of this. But I will do some research and add the information to my website.

[viewpoin57]

Hi,

Actually, the original Jollof Rice recipe may have originated in the Gambia and Senegal years ago but through migration and word of mouth, other areas of Africa had developed their own unique versions of this dish. These dishes have become traditional dishes of the various African countries and although the dish is prepared very differently, the name has persisted. This is how we prepare Liberian Jollof Rice and NOT Senegalese or Gambian.