Name: Thieboudienne: Senegalese Jollof Rice and Fish By Yummy Medley
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Senegalese Recipes
Ingredients: 1 Scotch bonnet/ habanero pepper; A handful of parsley about a heaping cup; 1 tsp shrimp bouillon; 3 cloves of garlic; 1 tsp black pepper; 2.50 lbs blue snapper fish; 1 tsp salt; 2 cups broken jasmine rice or regular jasmine rice soaking; 1 sweet potato; 1 purple eggplant; 4 carrots; ½ head of cabbage; 2 bell peppers; 3 scotch bonnet/ habanero peppers; 1 cup vegetable oil; 1 cup tomato paste; 1 large onions sliced; 3 cloves of garlic; 2 scotch bonnet/ habanero peppers; 3 tbsp shrimp bouillon; 1 tsp black pepper; salt

RatingDifficultyIntermediate

Thieboudienne: Senegalese Jollof Rice and Fish By Yummy Medley

Yields8 Servings

Prep Time20 minsCook Time40 minsTotal Time1 hr

As a Nigerian myself, I thought that nothing could rival Nigerian food in this spot, but after I tasted the National dish of Senegal, Thieboudienne (also ceebu jen or thiebou dieune), there was a mini war for my food heart. Thieboudienne is a mouth watering rice and fish dish that is like nothing I had before.

In this thieboudienne recipe, I used broken jasmine which is what is called for traditionally, but you could use regular jasmine rice. If you have access to an Asian market, you can find broken jasmine rice labeled as jasmine rice bits. Also, feel free to use any type of fish that you can easily find. I used blue snapper fish. You may use any vegetable of your preference, I used sweet potatoes, eggplants, carrots, bell peppers and cabbage. As a final note, preparing thieboudienne is quite the labor of love, so I will save it for special occasions.

The Fish

1 Scotch bonnet/ habanero pepper

A handful of parsley about a heaping cup

1 tsp shrimp bouillon

3 cloves of garlic

1 tsp black pepper

2.50 lbs blue snapper fish preferably cut into fish steaks or any white fish of your choice

1 tsp salt

The Rice

2 cups broken jasmine rice or regular jasmine rice soaking

1 sweet potato

1 purple eggplant