Nigerian Recipes

Jollof rice, pepper stews and slow soups from the Nigerian home kitchen.

A white bowl of Nigerian egusi soup: soft yellow-orange lumps of cooked melon seed in red palm oil sauce with chopped spinach, chunks of braised beef and flakes of dried fish, a smooth ball of pounded yam on a plate beside it and a spoon on the linen

Nigerian

Egusi Soup: Nigerian Melon Seed Soup with Beef and Spinach

6 servings · 2 hr 20 min

Nigerian jollof rice in a cream enameled Dutch oven, the orange-red grains separate and topped with tomato slices, red onion rings and thyme, two browned drumsticks and a chicken thigh on one side, the lid behind it and a bowl of fried plantain beside it

Nigerian

Nigerian Jollof Rice with Chicken, Smoky Party Style

6 servings · 2 hr 30 min