PANTRYFLEX

From Serigne Mbaye's kitchen · Dakar NOLA, New Orleans

stove · tomato sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

Saffronhall Jollof Tomato–pepper

From a national-award-winning chef

Ratio

VEG OIL 120TOMATO PASTE 45WHITE VIN 30

Ingredients

  • VEG OIL120 ml
  • TOMATO PASTE45 ml
  • WHITE VIN30 ml
  • TOMATO360 g
  • GREEN BELL150 g
  • ONION150 g
  • CAYENNE2 g
  • BAY LEAF1 g
  • HABANERO8 g
  • SALT6 g

Method

  1. This one needs stove heat — jar fill-lines aren’t the whole story yet.
  2. Cook ingredients gently according to the published technique, adapted here as pantry quantities only.
  3. Finish off heat; adjust seasoning.

Provenance

Senegalese / West African–Creole chef of Dakar NOLA in New Orleans; James Beard Best Chef: South 2026. Touches of Wolof cooking meeting Louisiana Gulf pantry.

Originally published as Jollof Tomato–Pepper Sauce Base.

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FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?+

This one is blend or stove fit. Use it from the recipe page; jar columns are shake-ready sauces only.

What do the quantities mean?+

Amounts below are from the published source, converted to ml/g where liquids allow. On a jar, every column scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?+

Adapted from Southern Kitchen (chef recipe) (published as “Jollof Tomato–Pepper Sauce Base”). Full citation lives in Provenance.