Cookbook:Nigerian Coconut Fried Rice with Shrimp and Liver
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Nigerian coconut fried rice is a rice dish made with coconut oil and coconut milk. It can be easily prepared at home or found in any Nigerian restaurant or eatery. It is considered a continental and a local cuisine.
Ingredients
edit- Rice
- Coconut oil
- Onion, chopped
- Garlic, minced
- Thyme
- Ginger, minced
- Coconut milk
- Chicken broth
- Bay leaves
- Stock cube
- Nigerian curry powder
- Pepper
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Ground paprika
- Fresh shrimp, peeled and cleaned
- Beef liver
- Carrots, chopped
- Sweet corn kernels
- Bell pepper, diced
Equipment
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- Cooking pot
- Frying pan
- Knife
- Stovetop
Procedure
edit- Wash the rice well, and allow it drain.
- Heat a thin layer of coconut oil in a frying pan. Add some chopped onion and fry for 3 minutes. Add the garlic and thyme, then allow to cook for a few seconds.
- Add rice to the fried onion, and fry for 5 minutes. Add ginger and fry again.
- Add the coconut milk, chicken broth, bay leaf, stock cube, curry powder, pepper, and salt. Cook for about 15 minutes until done, then set aside.
- Toss the shrimps with black pepper, paprika, and salt.
- Heat a thin layer of oil in a frying pan. Add the shrimps, and cook until done. Set aside.
- In the same pan that you cooked the shrimp in, heat a thin layer of coconut oil. Add some chopped onion, and cook for 3 minutes. Add beef liver, carrot, sweet corn, and pepper, and cook through.
- Combine everything in one pot including the rice, shrimp, and cooked vegetables. Stir well until all the ingredients are combined. Cook a few minutes.
- Serve hot with any kind of salad, coleslaw, or drink.