Medium
Central African
Banga Rice
Nigerian palm nut rice popular in Central Africa.
135
Total Minutes
8
Servings
Gluten-Free
Cooking Times
25 min
Prep Time
110 min
Cook Time
135 min
Total Time
Ingredients (8 items)
3.00 cups
Rice
long grain
2.00 cups
Fresh palm nuts
1.00 lb
Beef
cubed
0.25 cup
Dried fish
cleaned
0.50 cup
Scent leaves
chopped
2.00 medium
Onions
chopped
2.00
Scotch bonnet
2.00 tsp
Salt
Instructions (9 steps)
1
Boil palm nuts and extract cream by mashing.
30 minutes
2
Season and boil beef until tender.
45 minutes
3
Strain palm nut cream through fine sieve.
4
Add palm cream to beef stock.
5
Add rice, onions, and peppers.
6
Simmer covered until rice is tender, 25 minutes.
25 minutes
7
Add dried fish and scent leaves.
8
Cook 5 more minutes and serve.
5 minutes
9
Let rest before serving.