Iresi Eyin (Yoruba Palm Oil Native Rice)

Name: Iresi Eyin (Yoruba Palm Oil Native Rice)
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 3 milk cups of rice; 2 cooking spoons palm oil; 2 tbsp locust beans; 2 tbsp dried ground crayfish; Dried catfish, or any other dried fish, soaked in hot salted water until soft, then shredded; Pepper powder, to taste; Chopped onion, to taste; Salt, to taste; 1 sachet (50 g) tomato paste; Carrots, washed and chopped, to taste; Peas, washed and parboiled if necessary, to taste

Iresi eyin is one of the Yoruba versions of a palm oil rice dish also called palm oil rice/native Jollof rice. It is more accurately described as a palm oil rice.

serves 4

Ingredients

3 milk cups of rice
2 cooking spoons palm oil
2 tbsp locust beans
2 tbsp dried ground crayfish
Dried catfish, or any other dried fish, soaked in hot salted water until soft, then shredded
Pepper powder, to taste
Chopped onion, to taste
Salt, to taste
1 sachet (50 g) tomato paste
Carrots, washed and chopped, to taste
Peas, washed and parboiled if necessary, to taste

Steps

Wash the rice and parboil for about 8 minutes. Drain and set aside.
Heat the palm oil in a large, clean pot until the oil changes color.
Add the locust beans, onions, tomato paste, dry pepper, and a little water. Fry until the odour of the sauce changes and becomes more fragrant.
Simmer over medium heat for about 25 minutes until the liquid is absorbed and everything is cooked.

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Adapted from “Iresi Eyin (Yoruba Palm Oil Native Rice)” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.