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Why not try Jollof Rice this Sunday. It makes for a wonderfully tasty and easy Sunday dinner. Everyone likes it, adults and kids alike. I still remember as a child eating this meal every single Sunday. There are several ways to cook this dish. This particular recipe came about by trial and error. It turned out to be a simplified version. Which simply means that I have used fewer ingredients and you can feel free to add more meats of your choice.

I didn't know how to cook it. So I asked my Mom and my cousin Yvonne how they cooked it. Then I made it several times, making changes here and there, particularly using less fatty meats. I have made it how I like it. Once you try it, you can experiment with various meats, vegetables, seasonings and amount of oil. Then you will have the perfect recipe for your taste.

Jollof rice can stand alone as a meal or you can serve with fried chicken and fried plantains.

Jollof Rice Guide

You will need:

3 C raw rice (parboiled, see Tips below)
1 lb peeled shrimp
3 lbs chicken (or some combination of chicken and beef)
6 oz can spam (or smoked turkey)
1 medium onion (chopped)
1 green bell pepper (chopped, optional)
2 C frozen mixed vegetables
1/2 cabbage, cut into 1 inch pieces
2 tsp salt
2 tsp seasoned salt (Lawrys is great)
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
14 oz can diced tomatoes
1/2 C cooking oil
1 C water

Remove any skin and fat from the chicken and meat. Cut up into 1 to 1/2 inch pieces. Peel your shrimp and place in bowl with

meat and chicken. Add 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp seasoned salt and stir. Allow to stand for 15 minutes.

Dice spam (or smoked turkey) into small (1/2 inch) pieces. The spam is probably salty enough so no need to add salt. Place in a bowl by itself. Spray the bottom of a large non-stick skillet with cooking oil spray. Turn burner on high. If you use regular oil, use a Tbs of oil and cook on medium high instead. Test oil by dropping some droplets of water into hot skillet. Oil is ready if water skittles around.

Add chicken, meat and shrimp to pan and stir around quickly with spoon until golden brown and cooked. Transfer back to pan. Cool, clean and then spray the same skillet with cooking oil spray. Fry the spam until medium brown. If you are using smoked turkey, there is no need to cook it any further.

Add the spam to the bowl with meat, chicken, and shrimp. Set aside.

Make your Sauce

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