Africa: Nigeria: Nigerian Fried RiceINGREDIENTS:
4 cups of rice.
5 cups of sliced Cabbage.
2 cups of sliced Carrot.
2 cups of sliced Green beans.
Half cup of peas.
1 cup of sliced Green pepper.
Cow Liver {300 g}.
2 kg of Chicken.
Vegetable oil.{200 ml}
1 cup of sliced Onions.
Curry powder (coloring spice) {2 Tablespoons}.
Salt and pepper to taste
INSTRUCTIONS:
Step 1
Parboil chicken and liver (both together) with all the spices (a teaspoon of salt, half cup of sliced onions, a teaspoon of thyme spice, a teaspoon of curry, two seasoning cubes teaspoon each of powdered ginger and garlic).
Allow the meat to cook for ten to fifteen minutes, taste for salt, then pick out and deep-fry. Be sure to reserve the stock (meat water)
Step 2
Chop the cabbage, green beans, carrot, liver and set aside in a wide tray.
Remove the white center seeds from the green pepper and also slice and set aside.
Step 3
Parboil the 4 cups of rice also and cook with half of the meat stock (water from the meat) and two cups of water, cook until it is about 70% done.
HOW TO COOK FRIED RICE STEP BY STEP:
Step 1
Set your cooking pot on heat, allow drying, then pour in about 200ml of vegetable oil.
Note: It is better to continue with the same oil you used while frying the meat (that is only if you fried the meats), you can reduce it to 200ml.
Step 2
Allow heating, then add the sliced onions, stir for 1-2 minutes.
Step 3
Then add the chopped carrot and green beans, any of these two can go first.
Add the chopped liver and sweet corn, stir.
Meat stock (water from the meat) should follow, add ground pepper (optional), add a teaspoon of salt and, add 1 seasoning cube then stir and taste, you may add more salt.
Add the green peas.
Step 4
Stir for 1-2 minutes then add cabbage and the curry powder (Curry is a yellowish spice that actually adds the yellowish color to fried rice, add and stir till you are satisfied with the color.)
You would have a yellowish mixture that would often taste overly spiced, don’t worry the rice would balance the taste.
If you are satisfied with the taste, then add the green pepper, stir.
Step 4
Add the almost-done white rice and stir turning rice fried
Stir all together, cover your pot and allow to simmer for 5-7 minutes.
Step 5
Serve with the fried or fried meat (chicken)
You can also grill the chicken.
