Jollof Rice

Ingredients

• •4 cups white rice
• •2 tomatoes
• •1 bell pepper
• •Tomato sauce
• •3 ounces canned tomato paste
• •Onion
• •Salt
• •Dry red pepper
• •1 cup meat broth or
• •4 bouillon cubes
• •Water

Directions

1. 1Unless the rice is pretty clean, you will want to rinse it before cooking it.
2. 2Put the rice and about 6 cups of water into a pot and place on high heat.
3. 3If you are using fresh ingredients,blend them until they are smooth in texture. You can also grind the onion with this mixture.
4. 4Let the rice cook 10 to15 minutes.
5. 5Add either the tomato/pepper mixture or the tomato sauce and tomato paste. If you have not added the onion, you can slice or dice it now and add to the pot, depending on how large you like your onions.
6. 6Add enough water to allow the rice to complete cooking. Since you will not be draining the rice, it is better to add too little and check up on it often, than to add too much.
7. 7If you have any meat broth from boiling any meat, you can add it to this as well. Otherwise, unless you are a vegetarian, suggest adding about 4 bouillon cubes for taste.
8. 8Add about 2 teaspoons of salt, and about ½ a teaspoon of dry red pepper. As the rice is cooking, or as you are eating the finished product, you can add more of either one of these. This is useful if different people who will be dining have different tastes.
9. 9Allow the rice to continue cooking until the rice is soft. If it is not dry at this point, then switch the heat to low to allow it to dry the excess water without making the rice much softer. Also, some people prefer to bake it once they've added the ingredients. You can do this at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
10. 10Once cooked, add more salt or pepper to it if you wish.
11. 11This tastes great with dodo and is often eaten with some meat on the side.