Five-Ingredient Party Jollof Rice

Party jollof rice gets its signature smoky flavour from a hot pot and patience. Start with long grain parboiled rice, a blended base of tomatoes, red bell pepper and scotch bonnet, a splash of red palm oil, and good stock cubes. Fry the blended base down until it darkens and the oil separates — this step builds the flavour everyone remembers. Add your parboiled rice, stock, and let it cook low and slow with the lid on until the bottom catches slightly for that essential smoky note. Everything you need for this dish, from the rice to the scotch bonnet, is in store and online.