🇱🇷 Liberian Cuisine

Check Rice

Mixed Vegetable Rice

Prep Time 40 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 402 kcal

A colourful one-pot rice dish mixed with an array of vegetables, beans, and smoked fish — Liberia's everyday comfort rice.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat oil and sauté onion until soft. Add carrots and green beans, cook 3 minutes.
  2. 2 Add rice, smoked fish, cooked beans, bouillon, and pepper.
  3. 3 Add water, stir, and bring to a boil.
  4. 4 Cover tightly and cook on low heat 25 minutes until rice is tender.
  5. 5 Fluff and serve.

Did You Know?

Check rice got its name because you "check" what is available in the kitchen and throw it all in — no two pots are ever the same.