Jollof and Suya Arancini Balls

Ingredients

• 2 red bell peppers (roasted)
• 1 large red onion (roasted)
• 1 garlic bulb (whole, roasted)
• 1 scotch bonnet (roasted)
• 1 tbsp curry powder
• 1 tsp chicken bouillon
• 1 tbsp paprika
• 1 tbsp oregano
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 Maggi cube
• 1 cup chicken stock
• red onion (blitzed; amount not stated)
• 2 tbsp tomato purée
• 40 g butter (cold, cubed)
• 0.5 lemon juice (juice of ½ lemon)
• 1 tsp honey (optional)
• cold jollof rice (amount not stated)
• egg, for binding (whisked; amount not stated)
• Parmesan, for binding (amount not stated)
• sirloin steak (trim fat off; amount not stated)
• suya spice (for the filling; amount not stated)
• 100 g plain flour (for coating)
• 1 tbsp suya spice (for spiced flour mix)
• 1 tbsp garlic powder (for spiced flour mix)
• 1 tsp onion powder (for spiced flour mix)
• 1 tbsp smoked paprika (for spiced flour mix)
• 0.5 tbsp cayenne pepper (optional; for spiced flour mix)
• 1 tsp salt (listed with pepper for spiced flour mix; shared amount unclear)
• pepper (listed with 1 tsp salt; amount not clear)
• 3 eggs (large, beaten, for coating)
• panko breadcrumbs (one pack; pack size not specified)
• vegetable oil (for frying; amount not stated)
• 1 bunch parsley
• 1 coriander (small handful)
• 2 garlic cloves
• 80 ml olive oil
• 0.5 lemon juice (juice of ½ lemon)
• 0.5 tsp suya spice (for chimichurri)
• 0.5 scotch bonnet (finely chopped; for chimichurri)
• salt (to taste, for chimichurri)
• spring onion greens (for garnish; amount not stated)
• Parmesan (grated, for garnish; amount not stated)

Steps

1. 1

   Prepare the red pepper sauce components as listed: roast the red peppers, large red onion, garlic bulb, and scotch bonnet. The post does not specify an oven temperature or roasting time.

2. 2

   Blitz an additional red onion; the amount is not stated. The post does not explain how this is incorporated into the sauce.

3. 3

   Combine the roasted vegetables with the curry powder, chicken bouillon, paprika, oregano, pepper, Maggi cube, chicken stock, and tomato purée. No blending or cooking instructions for the sauce are specified.

4. 4

   Add the cold cubed butter, juice of half a lemon, and optional honey to the sauce. The source does not provide a method or timing for these additions.

5. 5

   Trim the fat from the sirloin steak. The post does not state how to cook or cut the steak.

6. 6

   Combine cold jollof rice with whisked egg and Parmesan to bind it. Quantities and shaping instructions are not provided.

7. 7

   Add the steak and suya spice to the rice mixture; the source does not specify amounts or the exact way to incorporate them.

8. 8

   Set out flour, beaten egg, and panko for coating. The post also lists a coating mix made from the plain flour, suya spice, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, optional cayenne, salt, and pepper; its separate “Spiced Flour Mix” item is not further defined.

9. 9

   Coat the arancini in flour, then egg, then panko breadcrumbs, as directed in the post.

10. 10

    Fry the coated arancini in vegetable oil until golden. The source gives no oil temperature or frying time.

11. 11

    For the chimichurri, combine the parsley, coriander, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, suya spice, finely chopped scotch bonnet, and salt. No chopping or mixing method is specified beyond finely chopping the pepper.

12. 12

    Garnish with spring onion greens and grated Parmesan. Serve with the red pepper sauce and chimichurri; serving the sauces alongside is inferred from their inclusion, as the post does not state a plating method.

Notes

The source does not give quantities for the jollof rice, binding egg, binding Parmesan, sirloin steak, filling suya spice, panko pack, or frying oil. It also omits the detailed sauce preparation, arancini shaping, and steak-cooking method. “Red onion blitzd” has no quantity or clear method, and “Spiced Flour Mix” is listed without a separate definition. Times and serving count are estimates; the source only explicitly says to fry until golden.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• West African
• Nigerian
• fried
• vegetarian option not specified
• spicy
• shareable