Intercontinental Restaurant

WEST AFRICAN COOKING: JOLLOF RICE

noreply@blogger.com (Africentric Diaspora Community Development Project) — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:37:00 +0000

Pick up a plate of Jollof rice and Chicken /$5 ONLY w/ your SBB Card!!

Jollof rice is loved by all West Africans, kids and adults alike! In fact, Jollof rice is so popular that I've never seen a party where jollof rice wasn't on the menu. It can certainly be cooked spicy or less spicy depending on your preference, but the bottom-line is that Jollof rice is a delicious staple of West African cuisine and culture.

Here's the recipe- this would serve four:

Ingredients include:

5 cups of parboiled rice
1 cup vegetable oil
3 8oz can tomato paste
1 Large Onion
1 Large Bell Pepper
Habanera pepper
Chicken or Beef stock
Bouillon, curry powder and salt!

To cook,

Parboil the rice in a pot for about 5 minutes. Once the rice is parboiled, wash the starch out of the rice and set rice aside.
Heat up oil in pot, dice the onion and pour into oil. Stir and let fry for about 2 minutes.
Add tomato paste, stir, and let fry for about 3 minutes.
Blend bell pepper, habanera pepper and stir into tomato paste on stove. Allow to cook together while stirring for about 5 minutes.
Add the bouillon cube and curry powder and desired spices with salt to taste, stir and let cook for another 5 minutes. Stir frequently to avoid stew getting burnt at the bottom of the pot.
Add beef or chicken stock, stir together and let cook for about 3 minutes.
Add the parboiled rice and stir gently. Lower heat, cover pot and let cook for about 15 minutes while frequently checking for the softness of the rice and topping with remaining stock until cooked.

Don't forget, Eat local at the best West African dinning in Central Ohio here @ The Intercontinental Restaurant, Enjoy!

OUR $5 SPECIAL OFFER

noreply@blogger.com (Africentric Diaspora Community Development Project) — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:44:00 +0000

Enjoy a plate of Jollof Rice, Coconut Rice, Fried Rice and/or White rice & Chicken, each for $5!! COME ON IN!


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MADAM LAGOS PEPPERSOUP

noreply@blogger.com (Africentric Diaspora Community Development Project) — Sat, 26 May 2012 05:12:00 +0000

Hello all!
I am Mrs. Esther Ajiboye, head chef and co-owner of Lagos Peppersoup Corner at The Intercontinental Restaurant! The Intercontinental Restaurant is a family owned small business dedicated to serving the best West African Cuisine in this amazing city. In fact, our philosophy here at the Intercontinental Restaurant remains "...to positively promote the West African culture by filling the niche of a starved market with delicious and authentic West African dishes."

My passion for cooking was developed in watching my mother, my sisters and aunts prepare outstanding and immaculate meals everyday, effortlessly and without recipes! With that spirit fully instilled, it is fair to say that cooking simply makes me happy and brings out the best in me.

My husband also has been in the restaurant business for over 20 years, owning restaurants in different states of Nigeria and catering to high government officials including governors, senators, and more!

Together, we invite you to experience to best of West African cuisine, exclusively at The Intercontinental Restaurant.

Ekabo, Kedu, Jumbo, Etise, Hola, Greetings!

Intercontinental Restaurant
5777 Cleveland Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43231
Phone: 614-259-3951, 614-607-0999

email: info@lagospeppersoup.com

WELCOME TO THE INTERCONTINENTAL RESTAURANT!

noreply@blogger.com (Africentric Diaspora Community Development Project) — Fri, 11 May 2012 04:15:00 +0000

For the first time, Columbus enjoys a truly Nigerian cuisine! The Intercontinental Restaurant offers the most delicious and authentic West African cuisine in this City!

Additionally, We provide a great atmosphere for dining. Visit us today to enjoy great dishes from West Africa in Columbus Ohio! Welcome!

Intercontinental Restaurant
5777 Cleveland Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43231
Phone: 614-259-3951, 614-607-0999

email: info@lagospeppersoup.com