Ingredients
West Africa rub ingredients:
- 1-inch piece of roughly chopped fresh turmeric or 2 teaspoons of powdered turmeric
- 1/2 bunch roughly chopped flat leaf or curly parsley
- 2 stalks roughly chopped celery stalks, leaves and all
- 3 sliced green onions
- 7 cloves smashed fresh garlic
- 2 roughly chopped fresh shallots
- 1 small sliced red onion
- 1-inch piece of roughly chopped ginger
- 1 small Scotch Bonnet pepper (spicy), or 1 medium chopped up red bell pepper stem removed (not spicy)
- 1 crushed small Maggi cube (you should be able to find Maggi cubes at an international or African Market)
- 1 Tbsp of canola oil
Jollof Rice Noodle ingredients:
- 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 small onion diced
- 1 recipe of West African wet rub or seasoning
- ½ tsp black pepper or kitchen pepper
- ½ tsp seasoned salt or Jollof Rice seasoning
- 2 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1½ cups vegetable or chicken stock or Maggi cube stock
- 1 seeded green chili or a ½-1 teaspoon of red pepper flakes, for added heat
- Scallions, slice for presentation and flavor
- One box of prepared Thai rice noodles