Name: Riz aux Champignons Djon Djon
Ingredients: 2 cups long grain rice; 4 tbsp olive oil; 3 cloves garlic (crushed); 3 sprigs of fresh thyme; 2 cups of dried black mushrooms; 3 cups of water; 2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 1 small onion (chopped); 3 small shallots; 2 cloves optional; 10 oz peas or lima beans; 1 scotch bonnet pepper

Riz aux Champignons Djon Djon

Haitian black mushroom rice. Djon djon mushrooms are grown in the northern part of Haiti. These mushrooms are considered a delicacy. Photo from nancytoussaint.org.

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Cuisine Caribbean

Servings 6 servings

Ingredients

2 cups long grain rice
4 tbsp olive oil
3 cloves garlic crushed
3 sprigs of fresh thyme
2 cups of dried black mushrooms
3 cups of water
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 small onion chopped
3 small shallots
2 cloves optional
10 oz peas or lima beans
1 scotch bonnet pepper

Notes

Boil mushrooms in 3 cups of water on medium heat for 10 minutes, until water turns black. Liquify using blender or food processor.
Strain mushrooms reserving 2 1/2 cups of the liquid.
Add oil to a cast-iron pot on medium heat. Saute garlic, onion and shallots for 2 minutes.
Add rice and stir for 3 minutes.
Add mushrom water, salt, cloves, cooked lima beans or green peas. Bring to a boil.
Reduce to low heat until water evaporates.
Lower heat again, stir rice with butter and place a whole scotch bonnet pepper and thyme on top of rice. Cover pot tightly and steam for 20 minutes.
Remove hot pepper and thyme. Stir before serving.