🇳🇬 Nigerian Cuisine

Nigerian Fried Rice

Nigerian Fried Rice

Prep Time 45 min
Servings 6
Difficulty Medium
Calories 418 kcal

A vibrant, colourful medley of long-grain rice stir-fried with mixed vegetables, liver, shrimp, and seasoned with curry powder and thyme.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups long-grain rice, parboiled
  • 200g chicken liver, diced
  • 150g shrimp, peeled
  • 1 cup mixed vegetables (carrots, green beans, peas, corn)
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 tsp curry powder
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 2 bouillon cubes
  • 1 green bell pepper, diced
  • Salt and white pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. 1 Parboil rice until 70% cooked, drain and spread to cool.
  2. 2 Season and fry chicken liver pieces until cooked through. Set aside.
  3. 3 Blanch mixed vegetables briefly and set aside.
  4. 4 Heat oil in a wok. Sauté onion until translucent, add shrimp and cook 2 minutes.
  5. 5 Add cooled rice, curry powder, thyme, and crumbled bouillon cubes. Stir-fry on high heat for 5-7 minutes.
  6. 6 Toss in vegetables, liver, and green bell pepper. Stir-fry 3 more minutes. Season and serve hot.

Did You Know?

Nigerian fried rice is a party essential — no "owambe" celebration is complete without towering trays of this colourful dish alongside jollof rice.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/nigerian/nigerian-fried-rice/