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The pot that must not be stirred
Recorded by Archive demonstration · Adaeze Okonkwo · Enugu · Source language: English / Igbo
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Adaeze Okonkwo’s jollof is a celebration pot. Birthdays, returns from far away, the Sunday that is not ordinary. The base is blended tomato, pepper, onion. Palm oil. Thyme. Bay. The rice goes in and then — this is the law — you do not stir.
If you stir, you have porridge, she says, and porridge is for another day. The crust at the bottom is not a mistake. It is the part the children fight over.
She has eaten jollof in other houses, other cities, other countries. She does not rank them. She only knows her pot.
Original: A naghị agagharị ite ahụ.
Original: English / Igbo
Oral history
Source language: English / Igbo
Original
Adaeze Okonkwo’s jollof is a celebration pot. Birthdays, returns from far away, the Sunday that is not ordinary. The base is blended tomato, pepper, onion. Palm oil. Thyme. Bay. The rice goes in and then — this is the law — you do not stir. If you stir, you have porridge, she says, and porridge is for another day. The crust at the bottom is not a mistake. It is the part the children fight over. She has eaten jollof in other houses, other cities, other countries. She does not rank them. She only knows her pot.en
Original family recipe
Blend tomato, pepper, onion. Palm oil. Thyme. Bay. Rice. Do not stir. The crust is for the children.
KinDish structured version
- rice — enough for the table (estimate)
- tomato-pepper-onion base — until the oil is red (estimate)
- palm oil — a generous pour (estimate)
- Fry the blended base in palm oil.
- Season with thyme and bay.
- Add washed rice. Cover.
- Do not stir. Rest. Serve the crust.
The law of the pot — do not stir — is part of the recipe, not a tip.
Connections
Related dish · Recorded connection
Jollof riceRelated person · Recorded connection
Adaeze OkonkwoSame family · Recorded connection
OkonkwoShared place · Recorded connection
Enugu
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