Haitian Culture. It tastes delicious!!! It's a signature dish. It can be paired with any choice of meat (griot- fried pork, fish, chicken, whatever). Sometimes people make theirs with cashews.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

2 Cups of Dried Black Mushrooms (djon djon)

3 garlic cloves minced

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 small onion chopped

2 cups long-grain rice

2 teaspoons salt

1 tsp Ground cloves

1 (12-ounce) can lima beans (or green peas)

1 to 2 thyme sprigs

1 green Scotch bonnet pepper

Instructions:

1. In small pot, soak mushrooms in 4 cups water for 10 minutes.

2. Boil mushrooms on low heat for 10 minutes.

3. Strain the mushroom water into another container for later use. The mushrooms in the strainer will no longer be needed.

4. In a large pot, sauté the garlic and onions on medium heat for 2 minutes.

5. Add the rice and stir for 3-5 min.

6. Next, add the mushroom water, salt, cloves and lima beans.

7. Bring the water to a boil and reduce the hear when most of the water evaporates (approximately 10-15 min).

8. Stir the rice, set the temperature to low and add Scotch bonnet pepper and thyme.

9. Cover the pot and steam the rice for 15 min.