Sierra Leonean Sausage Fried Rice is a traditional Sierra Leonean recipe for a classic dish of cooked rice fried with sliced sausage, okra, spring onions and chilli to make a quick and uncomplicated meal. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Sierra Leonean version of: Sierra Leonean Sausage Fried Rice.
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Rice and cassava are the two main staples of Sierra Leone, with Thai jasmine rice the preferred rice cultivar. In a waste-not food culture, leftover rice is cooked as fried rice in a variety of ways, often vegetarian but also containing leftover and cheap meat choices. Here the rice is combined with okra and chipolata-style sausages to make a quick and satisfying meal. Use this recipe as a guideline and invent you own dish. For more colour you could use bell peppers and green beans. For a vegetarian version substitute the sausage pieces with mushrooms.
Ingredients:
180g (1 cup) quick-cook rice
1 tbsp vegetable oil
8 thin chipolata-style sausages, sliced into discs
100g (3 1/2 oz) okra sliced into discs
6 spring onions (scallions), sliced
1 habanero chilli, finely diced (or adjust to taste)
soy sauce, to taste
Chilli sauce to serve
Method:
Cook the rice according to the packet instructions (approx 15 mins) and set aside to cool.
Heat the oil in the frying pan and fry the sausages for about 4 mins or until half done.
Add in the okra and spring onions to the pan and fry for about 4 mins stirring a few times whist frying.
When the okra is cooked and crisp, add in the cooled rice, stirring through. Drizzle over soy sauce to taste and stir fry everything until the rice is warmed through.
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