Any Nigerians around who know about Jollof rice and Jerk chicken

[LaurieFairyCake]

We're having 20 people over for food. For some of them I have to make jollof rice/jerk chicken

Questions:

1. Can I make this in advance?
2. Can it be eaten cold ? The rest of the food is whatever M and S sells to be opened on the table and not cooked at all
3. I don't eat chicken. For ethical reasons I will only buy free range/organic from the local butchers - it's very expensive. Do I need to buy more than one piece per person - is jerk chicken eaten casually ie. lots of it ? Or is it ok for one piece each and plenty of other cheaper stuff?

Jerk is Jamaican, not Nigerian! I would say a leg each would be fine. But if you want an authentic Nigerian meal, why don't you make Suya with the jollof rice? Or groundnut Stew?

Because they're Londoners/Ghanaian/Nigerians/possibly 1 is Caribbean?

They eat masses of chicken at team meals, they go out at lunchtime to buy from the cheap chicken shops.

I kind of have to make a chickeny thing to go with it

As ^^ you're mixing up your countries

You could do a Nigerian chicken stew to go with the Jollof if you want?, or suya as mentioned is yum!!

Goat is lovely too, good flavour, could make a big pot of it, then people can help themselves?

I've googled Suya and the Jamie Oliver recipe says not too tricky - is it nice?

Delicious!!! And can be eaten just wandering around biting it off the stick.

Have either of you made the Jamie Oliver recipe?

I'm quite keen on this suya thing - because if it's beef and there's leftovers I will eat it - I wouldn't eat goat or chicken

I hate wastage

Great!

You folk are fab!

Suya it IS

www.allnigerianrecipes.com/rice/nigerian-jollof-rice.html Here it looks like the jollof rice should be served warm. Jerk chicken is definitely served warm.

Jollof chicken should definitely be served warm. Best not to go with chicken as people will generally want more than one!

Hi Laurie, did your jollof rice and jerk chicken turn out nice?