First, blend two onions, ginger, garlic, fresh peppers, and cloves together.

Use a portion to season your beef or chicken

Add seasoning cube/bouillon cube (or salt to taste) and 1 teaspoon thyme to the chicken or beef

Put to boil

Blend the fresh tomatoes

Slice the remaining onion

Put the oil on to boil.

Add sliced onions.

Stir for two minutes

Add the blended ginger, onion, fresh pepper, garlic and cloves.

Stir for a minute

Add tomato paste

Stir and allow cooking for a few minutes

Add fresh tomatoes and leave to boil

Check on the beef or chicken and stir slightly

Separate beef or chicken from the stock when cooked

Add the stock to the sauce on fire and stir

Preheat oil in a saucepan and fry cooked beef or chicken, turning occasionally until it's golden brown.

While at it, check on the sauce and correct the seasoning ( cube/bouillon cube (or salt to taste)

Stir to boil

Cover for a few minutes

When cooked, you’ll notice that the oil will gather at the top of the sauce

Add a cup of water

Wash and add the rice

Stir and leave to boil on low heat

After 10 minutes, check and stir carefully

Add a little or ¼ cup of water if the Jollof is hard

Cover to cook

After a few minutes, cover with a clean napkin right above the rice to lock in moisture and add natural cooking pressure. Close with the lid. Reduce the heat to low and simmer gently for 15 minutes.

Once simmering nicely and the moisture has nearly all gone, add the peas, green beans and carrots and stir. Remember, this is step is optional. But it’s necessary for a balanced diet.

The end result of this recipe for Ghanaian jollof rice brings you a brightly colored red/orange rice dish, with a beautiful spice. You would not imagine that boiling plain rice in the same pot as peppers, tomatoes, and herbs would create such soft, yet crisp tomato-stained grains, with so much sweetness locked inside them.

Once ready, serve hot with your fried chicken or beef.

You can also serve it with Shito (a pepper-based sauce), enjoyed with a healthy range of other condiments such as salads, avocado and deep-fried ripe plantains.