Cookbook:Ayamase Jollof Rice

Ayamase jollof rice is a dish of Nigerian rice made with green bell pepper and green habanero pepper.

Ingredients

 * 1.5 kg assorted meat, cut in small pieces
 * 8 medium green bell peppers, washed and seeded
 * 12 small habanero peppers, washed and seeded
 * 1 medium onion
 * 1 cup of bleached palm oil
 * 2 tablespoons iru
 * 3 stock cubes
 * 2 tablespoon ground crayfish
 * ½ tablespoon salt
 * 1 cup meat stock
 * 2 ½ cups uncooked rice, washed until the water runs clear
 * Shaki
 * Kpomo
 * 2 fillets smoked mackerel, deboned

Procedure

 * 1) Cook the assorted meat pieces until tender. Fry them in oil to brown them. Set aside.
 * 2) Blend the bell pepper, habanero, and onions to a rough paste.
 * 3) Heat the bleached palm oil in a pot over high heat. Add the blended pepper mixture, and cook, stirring.
 * 4) Stir in the iru, stock cubes, ground crayfish, and salt. Let cook for about 10 mins, stirring often.
 * 5) Stir in the meat stock and enough extra water to cook the rice. Bring to a boil, and stir in the rice.
 * 6) Stir in the shaki and kpomo. Cover, and cook until the rice is tender.
 * 7) Stir in the smoked mackerel, and let it steam for a few minutes.
 * 8) Stir in the fried meat, and remove from the heat.