Recipe: Yummy Thieboudienne (Senegalese Jollof Rice)

Thieboudienne (Senegalese Jollof Rice).

You can cook Thieboudienne (Senegalese Jollof Rice) using 20 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Thieboudienne (Senegalese Jollof Rice)

1. It's of For the fish,.
2. Prepare 1 handful of spring onions.
3. You need 3 of scotch bonnet pepper.
4. Prepare 3 cloves of garlic.
5. It's 1 teaspoon of black pepper.
6. You need 2 of stock cube.
7. Prepare to taste of Salt.
8. It's of Oil.
9. Prepare 2 of big cat fish,or any fish of your choice.
10. You need of For the rice,.
11. You need 3 cups of short grain rice (washed).
12. You need 1 of sweet potato (peeled and cut).
13. It's 6 of baby carrots (peeled).
14. Prepare 1/2 (1 head) of cabbage (cut in chunks).
15. Prepare 1 cup of vegetable oil.
16. You need 3 of bell peppers (chopped).
17. You need 1 cup of tomato paste.
18. You need 1 of large onion sliced.
19. It's 3 of bay leaves.
20. Prepare of Stock cube and salt to taste.

Thieboudienne (Senegalese Jollof Rice) instructions

1. In a blender,blend the spring onions,scotch bonnet pepper,garlic,black pepper and stock cube with oil.
2. Marinate the fish with minutes,fry the fish on both sides until golden brown,and set aside for the sauce..
3. Using the same vegetable oil for the fish,pour in 1 cup into a pot over medium heat,add sliced onions,stir until translucent,then add the tomato paste and any remnants of the fish marinade,fry for a few minutes,add in the bay leaves..
4. At this stage add in water,seasoning and salt to taste,bring to boil,add in tough vegetables first,in this case thes potatoes and the carrots in the sauce boil till tender and remove.Add the fish and cabbage, once the cabbage and fish has simmered insauce for 5 minutes gently remove it from the sauce..
5. Add in the washed rice,adjust the amount of water at this stage if needed,cover the pot and simmer on low heat,cook for 15-20 minutes..
6. Check the rice for softness,add the chopped bell peppers stir to mix and let it cook for 1 minute, and take off the heat,serve hot with vegetables and fish..
7. Tips: you can also use other vegetables like okra and eggplant..