Guinea-Bissau Jollof-Style Rice

Name: Guinea-Bissau Jollof-Style Rice
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Guinea-Bissau
Ingredients: 4 cups rice, washed; 2 lbs fish or chicken, cut into pieces; 4 tomatoes, blended; 2 red bell peppers, blended; 1 onion, chopped; 1/2 cup palm oil; 3 tbsp tomato paste; 4 cups water or stock

8 servings20 min prep50 min cookMedium Guinea-Bissau

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The Story Behind It

The Tale of Guinea-Bissau Jollof-Style Rice

Story updated September 17, 2026

Guinea-Bissau's jollof-style rice reflects the country's place within the broader Senegambian rice tradition, sharing roots with Senegal's thiéboudiène and the Gambia's benachin. Cooked in one pot with tomato, vegetables, and meat or fish, it draws equally on the country's Portuguese colonial history and its West African culinary neighbors.

Ingredients

Scale:· 8 servings

4 cups rice, washed
2 lbs fish or chicken, cut into pieces
4 tomatoes, blended
2 red bell peppers, blended
1 onion, chopped
1/2 cup palm oil
3 tbsp tomato paste
4 cups water or stock

Instructions

1Brown the fish or chicken with onion in palm oil, then set aside.
2Stir tomato paste into the same oil, then add the blended tomato-pepper mixture and simmer 15-20 minutes.
3Add water and return the meat or fish to the pot, simmering until cooked through.
4Remove the meat or fish, and stir the rice into the sauce.
5Cover and cook on low heat 25-30 minutes until the rice is tender.
6Serve the rice topped with the fish or chicken.

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