Ofada Rice with Ayamase

Name: Ofada Rice with Ayamase
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 2 cups ofada rice (or short-grain rice); 6 green bell peppers, blended; 4 green habanero peppers, blended; 300g assorted meat, cooked; 1/4 cup palm oil, bleached

Ofada Rice with Ayamase/oh-FAH-dah rice with ah-yah-MAH-say/

About this dish

Local Nigerian rice served with a spicy green pepper sauce made with assorted meats.

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Ingredients

🍚2 cups ofada rice (or short-grain rice)

🫑6 green bell peppers, blended

🌶️4 green habanero peppers, blended

🥩300g assorted meat, cooked

🌴1/4 cup palm oil, bleached

Method

Serves 2

Cook the rice until tender and set aside.

Bleach the palm oil by heating it until it lightens in color, then let cool slightly.

Cook the blended peppers in the bleached palm oil until reduced and thickened.

Add the assorted meats and simmer to combine flavors.

Serve the spicy pepper sauce alongside the rice.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Ofada rice paired with ayamase sauce is a beloved Nigerian dish, named for the ofada rice variety grown in Ogun State.

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