Jollof Rice - OLDWAYS - Cultural Food Traditions OLDWAYS – Cultural Food Traditions

Ingredients

• 1 pound tomatoes, chopped, or 1 (14.5-ounce) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes
• 3 large red bell peppers (1 pound), deseeded and chopped
• 1 Scotch Bonnet pepper, stem removed
• 3 cloves garlic
• 2 teaspoons ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
• 3 large onions (1 pound), diced medium, divided
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme or 2 sprigs fresh
• 2 tablespoons no-salt-added tomato paste
• 2 cups reduced-sodium vegetable broth
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 cups basmati or long grain rice, rinsed
• Salt to taste