Rating
4.5625
Average: 4.6 (16 votes)
Active time
15 minutes
Total time
45 minutes
Yield
8 servings
Nutritioni
Ingredients

1 (15-ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained (save liquid)

4 cups liquid (see step 1)

2 cups uncooked brown rice

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 large onion, chopped (about 2 cups)

2–3 garlic cloves, minced

1 large carrot, chopped (about 1 cup)

¼ head of green cabbage, chopped  (about 2 cups)

2 tablespoons tomato paste

1 (15-ounce) can black-eyed peas, drained & rinsed

1 teaspoon turmeric

1 teaspoon thyme

½ teaspoon red pepper flakes

Parsley, for garnishing

 

Instructions
  1. Drain liquid from diced tomatoes into a measuring cup. Add enough water to equal 4 cups of liquid total, and put in a medium pot with the brown rice. Bring to a boil then cover and simmer until rice is tender to your taste, about 30 to 35 minutes.
  2. While the rice cooks, heat the oil in a large pan. Cook onions and garlic until onion is soft and pale, about 5 minutes. Add chopped carrots and cabbage, tomato paste, and tomatoes, black-eyed peas, and spices. Simmer with the lid on for a few minutes on low heat until the vegetables are done to your taste. Adjust spices until you’re happy with them.
  3. When the rice is done, mix it with the vegetables and beans, or simply serve the rice with everything else on top. Garnish with a little parsley if you’d like.

An Oldways recipe and photo. 

Nutrition

Calories: 301
Fat: 5g
Sodium: 377
Carbohydrates: 58g
Protein: 10g

Yield: 8 servings

How'd it Taste?

Clara
5
Easy to prepare & great tasting. I used no salt canned tomatoes & cooked the beans from scratch to reduce sodium. This still was a flavorful meal. Will add this dish to my meal plan.
Shaari Unger
0
How did you make the black eyed peas from scratch? How did you soak ahead of time? Did you add baking soda to the soak? How long did you cook them in how much water? Thanks so much for your guidance!
Tess—Oldways
0
Hi Shaari -- if you're looking for a black bean recipe from scratch, feel free to check out our No-Soak Crock Pot Black Beans! https://oldwayspt.org/recipes/no-soak-crock-pot-black-beans
Mary S
0
I'll try this on Sunday and report back
Proud African
1
First of all, Senegalese do not cook with Olive oil. This is a revised Senegalese recipe for jollof rice and I GUARANTEE that it won't taste anything like their jollof rice. I'm from West Africa, and this recipe is nothing like what or how we cook back home. I'm sorry, but no thank you!!!
Katherine-Oldways
0
Thanks so much for your feedback! Our Jollof Rice recipe was developed in collaboration with our African Heritage Diet Advisory Committee of nutrition experts and culinary historians. Olive oil, although not native to Senegal, is a healthy, relatively easy to find ingredient, and participants in our A Taste of African Heritage program enjoy this version. Every cook puts their own twist on recipes, and your family’s traditional version sounds delicious too!
Sergio A. Sánch...
5
I'll try this on Soon
jose marquez
0
thank you
eswari raj
5
thankyou for this recipe.
Lin Chen
0
Will try
Eve
0
great
Donna Matthews
0
I'll try this later.
Nicole W.
0
I will try this
Tracy D.
5
Awesome
Christine McKinnie
5
Looks great
Gary C
0
good stuff
Noemi Gomez
5
Great very tasty
Maydelis
0
Excelente
julianna
0
Ilove to try new dishes
julianna
0
love this dish
Ammie Deveraturda
5
I will make it!!
fd
0
i will try again
Saisha L
0
Taste good tho
dorcas oyebanji
5
great recipe
DENETRA CREWS
0
Thank you! Look forward to trying this
Yolanda
5
good
Kimberly Bingham
0
Thanks for the recipe
Eva
5
Thank you
Cheryl McGovern
0
I CAN'T WAIT TO MAKE THIS!!!!!
D Linn
0
Your photo shows the jollof rice and beans with what looks to be kale or chard. Is that another way to serve it?
Katherine-Oldways
0
You can serve this dish with whatever you like!
Beverly V
5
Great!
Jai Orozco
5
I will try it this weekend
Reece
0
good
Wakeelah H.
0
will be trying this
Theodora
5
Looks Really good, cooking this on Friday.
Tess—Oldways
0
We hope you love it, Theodora!
Marlen G
4
Something different
Betty
0
great
Binoy Saha
0
Great
Tony Licuanan
3
I think this kind of preparation is great!

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