Jollof-inspired Rice Dish with Plantain Recipe | Rice Midweek Meal

Ingredients

• 400ml (14fl oz) tomato passata
• 3 tbsp tomato purée
• 2 fresh red Scotch bonnet chillies, de-seeded
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 red peppers, de-seeded and roughly chopped
• 8 garlic cloves, peeled
• 3 tbsp fresh rosemary leaves
• 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
• 2 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp sweet smoked paprika
• 50ml (2fl oz) olive oil
• 150g (5oz) cherry tomatoes, halved
• 800ml (28 fl oz) chicken stock
• 2 bay leaves
• 500g (1lb 2oz) long grain rice, rinsed until water runs clear
• 2 tbsp sunflower oil
• 2 ripe plantains, peeled and thickly sliced
• small handful of coriander leaves, roughly chopped
• sea salt
• black pepper
• green salad, to serve