Party-Perfect Jollof Rice with Chicken

Jollof Rice/Jolof/Djolof/Benachin

Preparation info
  • Makes

    8 to 10

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in

By Fran Osseo-Asare and Barbara Baëta

Published 2015

  • About

Jollof rice” is one of the better-known classic West African dishes. It is amusing to read that this is the “national dish” of any specific West African country, since it belongs to the entire region, with many variations in name and ingredients. It is sometimes credited with originating among the Wolof people of Senegal and Gambia, but is now claimed by many other West African nations, including Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Senegal’s famous “ceebu jen” (from Wo