Guinean Riz Gras

Name: Guinean Riz Gras
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Guinea
Ingredients: 4 cups rice, washed; 2 lbs beef, cut into chunks; 4 tomatoes, blended; 2 red bell peppers, blended; 1 onion, chopped; 1/2 cup palm oil; 3 tbsp tomato paste; 2 carrots and 1 eggplant, chopped; 4 cups water or beef stock

8 servings20 min prep55 min cookMedium Guinea

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The Story Behind It

The Tale of Guinean Riz Gras

Story updated September 17, 2026

Riz gras made its way into Guinean kitchens as part of the wider Senegambian rice tradition that spread across French West Africa, where oil-rich, meat-and-vegetable rice took on local names and spicing in each country. In Guinea it remains a hearty, everyday one-pot meal built around whatever meat and vegetables are on hand.

Ingredients

Scale:· 8 servings

4 cups rice, washed
2 lbs beef, cut into chunks
4 tomatoes, blended
2 red bell peppers, blended
1 onion, chopped
1/2 cup palm oil
3 tbsp tomato paste
2 carrots and 1 eggplant, chopped
4 cups water or beef stock

Instructions

1Brown the beef with onion in palm oil in a large pot.
2Stir in tomato paste, then the blended tomato-pepper mixture, and simmer 15-20 minutes until thickened.
3Add water, carrots, and eggplant, and simmer 15 minutes until vegetables are tender.
4Remove the meat and vegetables, then stir the rice into the sauce.
5Cover and cook on low heat 25-30 minutes until the rice is tender and infused with color.
6Serve the rice topped with the meat and vegetables.

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