Ackee originated in West African and was brought to the island of Jamaica in the 1700s.
Ackee is now known as Jamaica’s national fruit. In addition, It is most often paired with a salted fish and served with a starchy food item such as dumplings, starchy roots, and breadfruit. Moreover, Jamaica’s national dish is a very popular breakfast meal.
Seasoned Rice Pilaf with Ackee
Seasoned Rice is not new to Jamaican. “Season rice” as it’s commonly called, usually has some kind of meat(sausage, corned pork, pig’s tail) or even fish (salted fish) added to the dish for enhanced flavor.
Rice Pilaf is simply cooking rice in flavored broth. Seasoned Rice with ackee is one of my all-time favorite rice dishes. The Ackee is very buttery and takes on the flavor of whatever you add to it.
It’s a great addition to Rice Pilaf. The recipe is very simple. This recipe is great for vegetarians. However, it can be easily converted to a vegan dish by changing one of the ingredients, making it also ideal for a Meatless Monday option.
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Seasoned Rice Pilaf with Ackee
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Seasoned Rice Pilaf with Ackee
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Knife
- Cutting Board
- Metal Spoon
Ingredients
- 3 cups Par Boiled Rice
- 1/3 cup Olive or Canola Oil
- 4 cups Vegetable Stocks
- 2 cups Fresh Ackee or 1 canned Ackee
- 1/2 cup Diced Sweet Red Pepper
- 1 tsp Dried or Fresh Thyme
- 1/2 cup Sweet Yellow Peppers
- 1 cup Warm Water
- 1/2 cup Dices Onions
- 3 cloves Garlic, Minced
- 1 tsp Salt
Instructions
- On the cutting board, dice the bell peppers, garlic and onion.
- Heat cooking oil in the sauce pan over medium flame for 1 minute.
- To heated oil, add onions, garlic, bell peppers, thyme, and salt. Stir and allow vegetables to sweat for 2 minutes.
- Add cups of parboiled rice to the mixture and continuously stir until rice becomes translucent. Cook for about 3 minutes.
- To the rice mixture, add vegetable stock and water and bring to boil.
- Add ackee and stir to evenly distribute the ingredients.
- Place lid on the saucepan and allow to cook for about 15 minutes.
- At half time during the cooking process, reduce the flame to low. When all the liquid has evaporated, gently stir seasoned rice. Turn off the flame and you are ready to serve.
Notes
Seasoned Rice Pilaf
This dish is ideal for vegetarians. The vegetable stock in the recipe is for vegetarians. If you can substitute recipe stock with a vegan option, then this will make you a very tasty vegan dish.
Ackee Seasoned Rice Pilaf
Make this your Meatless Monday dish. The ackee is like scrambled eggs. It’s high in good fats and vitamins, making this dish very wholesome and hearty.
Seasoned Rice Pilaf With Ackee
A delicious side dish to any meal.
This looks so delicious and I’m loving the recipe and your tips! Fab post x
I never tried pilaf before but Ackee is one of my favorites, so I’m excited to try this combo. Great spin on a classic!
Yum! I can’t wait to try it.
Delicious, this is such a great recipe!
first time to hear this fruit, interesting to know where to use it. Thanks for sharing this traditional
fruit from Jamaica