Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, thieboudienne (senegalese jollof rice). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Thieboudienne (Rice and Fish) Thieboudienn (ceebu Jen) is the Senegalese Rice and fish, it is also known as Riz gras in Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea and other countries in West Africa , in Nigeria and Ghana a similar recipe is called Jollof Rice. The recipe is made from rice, fish, tomato sauce and some other vegetables. The rice is called "riz graz" in Cote d' Ivoire, Guinea and other countries of French West Africa but is also similar to the Jollof Rice of Nigeria and Ghana.

Thieboudienne (Senegalese Jollof Rice) is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. They are fine and they look wonderful. Thieboudienne (Senegalese Jollof Rice) is something that I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have thieboudienne (senegalese jollof rice) using 20 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Thieboudienne (Senegalese Jollof Rice):

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

The name hardly does the dish justice. Thieboudienne is considered to be the national dish of Senegal and for good reason, it is bursting with layers of excellent flavor. Just one of the reasons Senegalese cuisine is known around the world as delicious. Thieboudienne (Senegalese Fish and Rice) Penny de los Santos The national dish of Senegal, this boldly flavored combination of fish, rice, and vegetables simmered in tomato sauce is a hearty one.

Instructions to make Thieboudienne (Senegalese Jollof Rice):

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.

Senegalese thieboudienne is also known in other African countries under the name of "riz au gras" in Côte d'Ivoire or Guinea but also under the name of jollof rice in Nigeria, Mali and Ghana. According to the legend, thieboudienne was created, or at least made famous in its current form by a renowned cook of the nineteenth century named. The rice is called "riz graz" in Cote d' Ivoire , Guinea and other countries of French West Africa but is also similar to the Jollof Rice of Nigeria and Ghana. The realization of the recipe Thieboudienne will take time but it is worth it because the result is too delicious. Thiéboudiène, Thiéboudienne, tieb bou dien, tieb, chèp or ceebu jën?

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