Basic Red Stew for Jollof Rice
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: African
Equipment
- Stove
- Sauce Pan
Ingredients
- 5 Large Pieces of Yellow Onions
- 6 Pieces of Habanero Peppers Or more based on preference
- 5½ cups (40oz) Pure Vegetable Oil
- 4 inches Fresh Ginger
- (8) 6oz Cans of Tomato Paste (170g each)
- 2 Maggi Spice: Shrimp and Chicken
- 3 Bay Leaves
- 1 Green Pepper Chopped into 4s
- Curry Powder
- Nutmeg
- Rosemary
- Salt
- Baking Soda
Instructions
- Clean the onions and ginger, chop and blend with the habanero peppers (You should get about 6 cups once blended)
- On a high heat, place your large sauce pan and add 5 ½ cups (40oz) of pure vegetable oil (You can always decant the oil later - more oil allows it to fry well)
- Once the oil is hot, turn the heat to medium-high and sprinkle just a dash (about 1/2 teaspoon) of curry powder in the hot oil
- Add the blended onions, peppers, and ginger and allow it to cook thoroughly for about 50 minutes on low-medium heat
- Add (8) 6oz. cans of Tomato Paste (refer to the picture) plus a pinch of Baking Soda (about 1/4 Tsp) to the simmering mixture
- Add 1 Maggi Shrimp and 1 Maggi Chicken to the stew and allow it to cook for 12 minutes
- Add 3 Pieces of Bay Leaves and the chopped Green Peppers to the stew and allow it to cook for an additional 45 minutes on low-medium heat
- Add 2 teaspoons of curry powder, 1 teaspoon of nutmeg, 1-2 teaspoon of dried rosemary (or use 2-3 short sprigs if fresh) and 2 teaspoons of table salt (Add more if needed). Additionally, you can sprinkle (sprinkle o, not a lot) just a bit of Adobo seasoning
- After 15 more minutes, you can turn it off and proceed with making the Jollof Rice!
- This stew makes more than you probably need. When you are making the Jollof, please please remember to reseason your rice! DM me on IG @samuellaskitchen if you face any issues!
12 Comments
Thank you for this recipe!! Do you cook the rice in this red stew?
You’re very welcome! Yes, I do. However, the recipe yields lots of stew so I usually just use a portion of it.
Please do you add chicken stock to your jollof rice?And please what does the baking the baking soda really do? Thank you
Yes, I use chicken stock but I tend to use Goat stock more for Jollof Rice. The baking soda helps with the acidity of the tomato paste.
Hello Samuel a can too much onion make your stew taste too sweet
Hello Dee, you have to be careful with the onion to tomato/tomato paste ratio. Using too much onion will definitely affect the taste of the stew and vice versa.
I love that you have the recipes and procedures on this website!!! I have definitely already subscribed! I’ve really been trying to perfect my meals and I had one question about the stew for Jollof. How do you prepare the goat meat to pair with the stew? Mine usually is not tender and I want to learn how to do it like you do!
Hope to hear from ya soon 🙂
Hi Isabella! Thank you so much for subscribing and for your support! I don’t have a full recipe for the Fried Goat yet but generally, I cook it until very tender. Depending on the quantity, I cook it on low-medium heat for 2+ hours. Hope this helps!
Thank you so much! Happy Holiday’s!
You’re very welcome – Happy Holidays! 🙂
Thanks for this ?
Anytime! Happy to help! 🙂